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Global warming clouds our future. Pollution degrades our air, soil and water. Environmental toxins compromise the health of our children. Misuse threatens the sustainability of our forests, fisheries, wetlands and coasts, and the health of species that live there.

But there is reason for hope.

Through sound science and policy research, we're finding answers to these problems. Airborne lead and acid rain have been dramatically reduced. Industrial water pollution has decreased. Habitats are being preserved.

Faculty members from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University are part of the effort to help find these answers and establish new environmental practices and policies to safeguard our natural resources for generations to come.

To contact our experts or learn more about what we're doing in states across the nation, click on the state you're interested in.

Wisconsin
Wetlands
Historically, the bottomlands along many of Nebraska’s rivers were wide swaths of wetland that helped control flooding, reduce pollution and provide critical habitat for native and migratory wildlife. Many of these bottomlands were drained for agriculture during Nebraska’s first century of statehood, but now, state agencies, landowners and conservationists are working together to restore some to their natural state. During the past 10 years, 45,000 acres of Nebraska wetlands and related uplands have been restored. With increased federal funding, conservationists hope to double the number of restored wetland acres by 2007.

 

 

Contact Information

James Pahl is an expert on wetland ecology and estuarine plants. He has conducted extensive field studies on restored wetland and riparian ecosystems.
 tel:(919) 613-8007 : e: jimpahl@duke.edu