Wetland restoration

| Practice Details

Wetlands create habitat for wildlife, and improve water quality by slowing, storing, and filtering runoff and sediment and nutrients that come with it.

USES: Wetland Scrapes, Flood Mitigation, or Wetland Habitat Restoration

INCENTIVE TYPE: 100% Implementation Cost

NRCS STANDARD: Wetland Restoration (657)

Incentive Rates & Uses

Description: Restoration of a historic wetland

  • Example Uses: Wetland Scrapes, Wetland Habitat Restoration, or Flood Midigation
  • Incentive Rate: Cost of Implementation
    • This Includes the Total Cost of: Technical Assistance, Construction, Permitting, Environmental Evaluation, Cultural Surveying, and Practice Design
  • Practice Lifespan: 15 years
  • Land Incentive: 15 years of county-average rental rate OR land value if tied to easement

Ready to enroll?

Get in touch with Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance or your County Land Conservation Department to get started!

We will walk you through the application process and help you figure out what practices best fit your needs and goals.

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

  • (920) 840-0104
  • Conservation@fwwa.org

  • 526 W Wisconsin Ave, Suite 2E, Appleton, WI

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