This meandering stream at the University of Washington's restored wetland was artificially created to promote more natural hydrology and flooding in the wetland.
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Ashley Ahearn
There are now 13 approved wetland banks, totaling almost 1300 acres, in Washington and 7 in process.
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Washington State Department of Ecology
Steve Sego is a wetland mitigation banker with Habitat Bank NW.
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Ashley Ahearn
In order to restore natural hydrology to the East Fork Lewis mitigation bank, drainage ditches like this will need to be removed.
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Ashley Ahearn
Kern Ewing at the restored wetlands near UW Bothell. The project took 15 years and 8 million dollars to complete, and is still actively managed today in order to prevent the increase of invasive species like reed canary grass.