A new study shows in some cases restored wetlands can be a source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: Restored Wetlands in California May Be Source Of Greenhouse Gases
Wow who’da thought that sticking a few twigs in the ground and calling it a wetland wouldn’t force it to actually act like an _old growth_ wetland.
I mean it’s certainly reasonable to hand over acres of old-growth redwood forest to a developer, have them clear cut it, stick a few seedlings in the ground in an entirely different area that they don’t happen to want to build on, and expect to have an old-growth redwood forest restored in a year or two.
Geez there is just something wrong with the world when we cannot just make biology do what we would like it to do all the time.
Oh and as just a comment. Compare the picture of the restored wetland above with the pictures of my wetland below ;-)