Often conjuring images of dank, smelly, mosquito-infested wastelands, upon closer look, wetlands are actually biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life ...

In the wetland, nitrogen and phosphorus are removed from the surface water and transferred to the sediment, wetland plants or atmosphere. Some agricultural pesticides used in the Midwest can also be ...

Here’s how the USFWS is working with Ducks Unlimited to bring more small, seasonal wetlands to Minnesota’s prairie and ...

"We wanted to understand the capacity of coastal wetland plants to store carbon and build soil elevation through root growth." "We set up a field-based experiment across a tidal landscape with ...

Freshwater Habitats Trust said 20 clean water ponds on farmland increased wetland plant species by 26%. A nine-year project found rare plants almost trebled, while species that had gone extinct in ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...

Its vegetation is unlike any other wetland in the state. Anne C. Cox is president of the Florida Native Plant Society, and she’s studied the flora of Jonathan Dickinson for years. “ ...

The reason is because not only are wetlands home to all kinds of rare plants, birds and animals, they also help to tackle climate change. They soak and store up a lot of water which stops nearby ...

Big changes to New York’s environmental conservation law took effect on Jan. 1, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands by ...

For years, influencers and photographers flocked to a suburban wetland in Perth's north to snap pictures of the "magical" scene. The site was covered in noxious weeds, which have now been removed to ...