The storms that slammed parts of Vermont last week and led to widespread flooding have invigorated calls from local environmentalists to restore wetlands they say can provide environmentally friendly protection for communities across the state.
Two people use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center in Montpelier, Vt., on July 11.The storms that slammed parts of Vermont last week with more than 8 inches of rain and led to widespread flooding have invigorated calls from local environmentalists to restore wetlands they say can provide environmentally friendly protection for communities across the state.
Groveman said opposition to the proposal has come mostly from developers who don’t want restrictions on where they can build.found that wetlands and floodplains protected Middlebury from as much as $1.8 million in flood damage during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Many communities in Vermont are working to figure out how much of their lives and livelihoods they can piece together after the floods.
“On Monday night we realized we’d lose lettuce and onions and went to bed, but when we woke up, everything on our lower fields was gone,” Joie Lehouillier said.
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