The wetlands "have more species of amphibian than the Everglades do. ... When these wetlands decline, the whole ecosystem declines.” ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2020, the Conservation Reserve Program had restored more than 3 million wetland acres across the country since the program started in 1985.

Big Marsh Park, shown on Dec. 5 ... their properties and converting cropland back into wetlands. These programs also encourage adopting agricultural conservation practices like planting cover ...