The largest wetland mitigation project PotashCorp has completed is the 2,000-acre Parker Farm project. Using satellite imagery we were able to determine the original contours of the land. Using that information we returned the drained cropland back to its original wetland state. In the process of restoring Parker Farm back to its original wetland state, PotashCorp planted more than one million hardwood trees. Today, the Parker Farm has an abundance of plant life that is indigenous to a thriving wetland. In 1984 PotashCorp constructed a creek as a nursery area for marine and estuarine fish species. The East Carolina University Department of Biology evaluated the project and compared it with two natural creeks in the area. The department noted that: 'Growth and survival of Spot were similar in the recreated creek and the natural creeks. These experiments imply that this creek is capable of functioning effectively as a nursery area for Spot and other benthic predators with similar feeding habits.' One of the best examples of PotashCorp's land reclamation success is in the Whitehurst Creek Reclamation area. In 1993, 84 acres of mined land located along the upper portion of Whitehurst Creek was reclaimed. Today, this area is a thriving habitat for wildlife such as ducks, heron, fox, bobcat, coyote, deer, turtles and songbirds which inhabit the area.