Mission
The Wetlands Initiative is dedicated to restoring the wetland resources of the Midwest to improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and reduce flood damage.
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Featured News
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TWI talks conservation with farmers
The Wetlands Initiative worked with the Friends of the Big Bureau Creek Watershed, a coalition for clean water, to hold a free producer workshop on March 2nd in Princeton, Illinois ... more.
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Midewin Grant Creek project ending
After three years of intensive restoration work, the Wetlands Initiative's Grant Creek Restoration Project at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie will be drawing to a close this summer ... more.
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New project planned in DuPage County
The Wetlands Initiative is poised to add an urban wetland restoration to its portfolio, through a new project in partnership with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County ... more.
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Dixon Refuge to be a Ramsar site
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the Initiative's Dixon Waterfowl Refuge a Wetland of International Importance, in accordance with the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands ... more.
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Experience the Wetlands
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Full boardwalk trail open at Refuge
With the second phase completed, visitors can now hike the full half-mile between the observation tower and the boat launch, through some of the Dixon Refuge's highest-quality habitats ... more.
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Visit the region's largest prairie restoration at Midewin
Discover Illinois' original prairie-wetland landscape at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, where waving grasses and wildflowers stretch to the horizon ... more.
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Experience the Dixon Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes
Climb the observation tower, hike a boardwalk trail, paddle through a marsh, or enjoy excellent bird-watching at the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge ... more.
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