A32-Uncaater Farming, Saturday, October 30, 1999
(Continued from Page A3O)
Reclaiming wetlands lost to
development is one of the prime
objectives of the partners pro
gram, according to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife service. Soil
Conservationist Giro Lo Pinto of
the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service says it is
likely the new pond sites on
LeCompte’s land were wetlands
at the beginning of the 20th cen
tury. “In our lifetime there have
been no wetlands there, but
prior to clearing for farm land
there probably were wetlands on
this site.” Lo Pinto said.
From conceptualization to
completion, the Valley Crest
Farm project took a few months
to finish and the actual wet
lands construction required four
days of full-time labor by two
workers. Runoff from recent
thunderstorms filled the wet
lands and they have been
stocked with nearly 700 fish
commonly found in New Jersey
wetlands, including sunnies, cat
fish, bass and minnows. The new
environment has already
attracted waterfowl, reptiles,
amphibians and insects.
Wetlands are an integral part
of New Jersey’s ecosystem, pro
viding habitat and drinking
water for threatened wildlife,
and recharging groundwater, Lo
Pinto said. For LeCompte, wet
lands - from the cranberry bogs
of South Jersey to the marsh
land of the Meadowlands - are
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Lebanon, N.J. resident Robert LeCompte, center,
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the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, while Giro LoPinto of
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raised on the farm will be donat
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wetland ponds, which will soon
be replete with leaping bass,
darting minnows and paddling
waterfowl, are LeCompte’s gift
to himself, his grandchildren
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