The Wetland Frontier: A Vanishing Resource

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The Wetland Frontier A Vanishing Resource

• C Perry Shull
• (G 305)
• Dr. Isiorho-Advisor
• Dept. of Geosciences
• IPFW
• April 16,2002

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Wetland Losses since 1780
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Indiana Wetland Status

• Total Land Area Acres 23,226,240 Estimated
• Wetlands Circa 1780s 5,600,000 Acres
• Percentage as Wetlands Circa 1780s 24.1
• Existing Wetlands Today 813,000 Acres
• Percentage as Wetlands Today 3.5
• Percentage of Wetlands Lost 85

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Current Wetland Acreage
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Site Location
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Site Photos
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NorthwestAllenCounty
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Twin Eagles
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Wetland Descriptions
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Site Photos
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Wetlands Vs. Plat
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Recharge - Discharge
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Site Photos
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Site Photos
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Real Estate Tax Comparison
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Real Estate Tax Comparison
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Conclusions

• Wetlands are extremely important to mankind and
  provide many useful services.
• Society still shows contempt for nature as it
  sees wetlands as nothing more that ugly swamps
  that need to be drained.
• The cycle of urban growth continues at the
  expense of the environment while government reaps
  a tax windfall.