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Natural Credit

Estimating the Value of Natural Capital in the Credit River Watershed

Natural Credit

Published Nov 24, 2009

By Mike Kennedy

The “natural capital” of the Credit River Watershed provides services worth more than $371 million to area residents each year. The watershed’s stock of natural assets, such as water, forests, wetlands and wildlife, provides essential ecological services, including water filtration, removal of carbon from the atmosphere and air purification.

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