Governor Green Strikes Again:

Governor Granholm Signs Directive to Better Protect Wetlands on Public Land

LANSING – Small wetlands areas, often home to rare animal and plant species, will be better protected starting today as Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed a new executive directive authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to have a process in place in the next 60 days to preserve these unique ecosystems on public land.

The Governor signed Executive Directive 2004-4 as part of her efforts to honor Earth Day 2004. The directive was part of the Governor’s Special Message to the Legislature she delivered earlier this year.

“Wetlands provide critical functions in our state, and we continue to lose them to encroaching development,” Granholm said. “Our state has a proud history of strong wetlands protection, but we have up until this time failed to take the opportunity to protect some of the most biologically diverse wetlands in our state. This directive sets us back on course to protect these fragile places of natural beauty.”

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