A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
The citys only wetlands mitigation bank on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a federal no net loss policy for these coastal ecosystems. By Lauren Dalban Once a regular victim of illegal midnight dumping, Saw Mill Creek Marsh now provides habitat for three dozen species of birds, including the saltmarsh sparrow, whose population numbers are declining due to sea level rise encroaching on their breeding grounds.
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