The Ontario government has announced funding to help 14 conservation partners restore more than 2400 acres of wetlands.
The projects aim to improve water quality, help prevent flooding and build climate change resilience.
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks David Piccini says the investment will ensure vital ecosystems are protected now and in the future.
In the first two years of the program, an estimated $6 million of damage due to flooding has been avoided and over 170 green jobs were created to undertake restoration work.
Program Director for Central Ontario East, Nature Conservancy of Canada Mark Stabb says that when we restore nature, we restore the benefits that nature provides to wildlife and people.
The five-year, 30-million dollar program is in its third year with funding still available for new projects under the Wetlands Conservation Partner Program.
According to Ducks Unlimited CEO Michael Nadler, wetlands are essential resources that improve water quality, provide habitat for at-risk species and increase climate change resiliency.
Written by Joseph Goden
