[Durham INC] Fw: 80, 000 Acres of Wetlands Lost Every Year -- how timely is this?

[Melissa Rooney]

      Please see below. While you're signing the petition, you may as well ask President Obama to sign the Petition for an Independent Jordan Lake Survey:

http://www.petition online.com/ jrdnsrvy/ petition. html

If only Durham would seize the reigns and be a leader with regard to protecting our wetlands and watersheds.. .of course, the time for being a leader in this regard is long gone for Durham...but it's still worth being responsible -- better late than never...

Thanks!
Melissa


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From: Samer, Care2 Action Alerts <actionalerts@ care2.com>
Subject: 80,000 Acres of Wetlands Lost Every Year
To: mmr121570 at yahoo. com
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 1:29 PM


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Hi Melissa,



Four hundred years ago, in the area that would later become the lower 48 United States, there were approximately 220 million acres of wetlands. Today, there is less than half that amount remaining. In fact, we lose 80,000 acres of wetlands a year.



>Protect these precious resources. »



Wetlands serve many functions. They replenish and clean water, provide needed rest places for migratory birds and help reduce the risk of floods. Wetlands also provide opportunities to get away from our cities and get in touch with the natural world.



We must keep our remaining wetlands safe, and can't afford to lose more acres to human development.



Please act today, and help protect America's wetlands. »



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