Aoocrding to the publication, Status and Trends of Wetlands in the
Conterminous United States 1986-1997 (USFWS), at the time of European
settlement there was an estimated 221 million acres of wetlands in the US. In
1997, there were 105.5 million acres left. During the period from '86 - '97,
the annual loss rate was 58,500 acres.
Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
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