The restoration of Little Storm Lake into wetlands is intended to provide this purification function to improve the quality of Storm Lake by collecting both agricultural and urban runoff and allowing it to run through the wetlands.
Supports an abundance of species (comparable to rainforests) by providing habitat, breeding grounds, and food sources for them.
- Buffer colder temperatures
- Helps with shoreline maintenance as the plant life holds soil in place against waves and currents that might be present in larger bodies of water connected to the wetlands.
For more information on wetlands, please see the
Local Ecosystems page.