About 15 years ago, we had the opportunity to visit Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Although the swamp was mostly stripped of its signature cypress trees over 100 years ago, it ...

Wetlands are distinct ecosystems that are comprised of exactly what they sound like: water and land. They can be found all across the nation, including in Michigan, but not quite in the same ...

Wetlands and floodplains like California's Yolo Bypass provide habitat for fish, birds and other animals, as well as flood control and other benefits. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) The U.S. Supreme ...

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There are an estimated 7-9 million square kilometers of wetlands on the planet today. However, due to construction, sea level rise and a variety of other factors, this area is decreasing each year.

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining marshes ...

Wetlands are places where land and water meet. They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality, store carbon and slow water down during floods. Wisconsin has about 6 million acres of wetlands, ...

Compared with the steep bluffs of the Driftless region or the north woods' towering pines, you may not think of wetlands as Wisconsin's most spectacular landscape. But these transitional places where ...