A similar story holds in Michigan. Wetlands were associated with wickedness, wildness, and mosquitoes for so long we almost rid ourselves of them. Now we're spending millions to bring some of them back, while we destroy still others in the name of development.
Michigan still has elected county "drain commissioners," rather than elected "watershed protectors."
http://www.startribune.com/stories/533/5199005.html
Posted by Dave at January 23, 2005 01:47 PM