environment
Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
A Native Tribe Is Returning Farmland to Wetlands. The River Doesn't Care What We Called It Before.
What Happened
A Native American tribe is purchasing hundreds of acres of farmland and intentionally flooding it to restore wetlands and natural ecosystems. The effort represents a deliberate reversal of decades of agricultural land conversion, returning the land closer to its pre-settlement ecological state. T...
What's In Your Control
Whether you read beyond the headline to learn which tribe and watershed are involved. Whether you support wetland restoration policy or land-back initiatives in your own region. Whether you reconsi...