Wetlands Outcome Justification
This fact sheet explains why the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement includes a Wetlands Outcome and how this outcome was developed.
Description
Wetlands Outcome: Continually increase the capacity of wetlands to provide water quality and habitat benefits throughout the watershed. Create or re-establish 85,000 acres of tidal and non-tidal wetlands and enhance the function of an additional 150,000 acres of degraded wetlands by 2025. These activities may occur in any land use (including urban) but primarily occur in agricultural or natural landscapes.