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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.

Vermont
Wetlands
Vermont is one of only 16 states with a wetland-protection program. The landmark law was passed in 1986 after a decade of advocacy by biologists and others concerned about the slow but inexorable loss or degradation of the state’s mountain and riparian wetlands. It took another four years for the Wetland Rules – the specific regulations – to take effect. Today, increased emphasis is being placed on improving the methods used for assessing and monitoring the health of the state’s wetlands, especially vernal pools.

 

 

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