Source: sustainablecitynetwork.com Published: December 31, 2009 By Patrick Lindsey TDEC Office of Sustainable Practices Sustainability CHAPEL HILL, Tenn. — A 65-acre agricultural field has been restored to its original wetland state in the rolling hills of Middle...
Source: baytrail.org Published: May 18, 2017 Bair Island planting event (photo by Save the Bay) The Bay Area is prized for its beauty, and is one of America’s great estuaries. Over the years, urbanization and the transformation of open spaces to more intensive land...
Source: thankyouocean.org Published: April 6, 2017 by Chris Kay Click here to watch “Wetlands Restoration Helps You!”: https://youtu.be/hq4oqaCAcfM Coastal wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate, despite their importance to ocean and coastal health, humans and...
Source: savesfbay.org Published: April 6, 2017 Wetlands are the transition area between open water and dry land, constantly appearing and disappearing with the ebb and flow of tides. As the heart and lungs of the Bay, wetlands support over 500 species of fish and...
Source: oceanservice.noaa.gov Published: February 21, 2017 Muskegon County made the wetlands purchase with the aid of NOAA funding. Let the Restoration Begin! Wetlands restoration within the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern will focus on problems such as sediment...
Source: fondriest.com Published: October 31, 2016 Coastal wetlands can dramatically reduce property damages from catastrophic storms and hurricanes. (Credit: Tom Blagden / University of California, Santa Cruz) By Daniel Kelly Scientists at the University of...
Source: epa.gov Published: February 17, 2017 Wetlands are important features in the landscape that provide numerous beneficial services for people and for fish and wildlife. Some of these services, or functions, include protecting and improving water quality,...
Source: upi,com Published: October 26, 2016 “The results are relevant for many other areas such as San Francisco Bay, where we have lost 85 percent of historic wetlands and face grave risks from future flooding,” said researcher Michael Beck. Wetlands...
Source: lccnetwork.org Published: March 30, 2016 Sprinkled throughout the Great Lakes region, coastal wetlands provide much needed places for fish and wildlife to live. If you enjoy fishing or eating fish from the Great Lakes, or clean drinking water, you are...
