Fears of flash flooding are growing across the nation with increasingly heavy downpours of rain. Threats increase when "the earth’s kidneys," or wetlands, are destroyed. Our water quality is ...

They feed us, protect us from storms, shape our culture, and quietly support our economy—yet they are disappearing faster than almost any other ecosystem on Earth.

While on a recent trip, I was reminded of the importance of wetlands to wildlife diversity. Wetlands are usually classified according to their physical location, dominant vegetation, and major water ...

As I stepped out of my car, legs and back stiff from the 2-hour drive from Bend, I was met with a cacophony of birdsongs radiating from the trees and bushes at Wood River Wetlands near Chiloquin. I ...

In many parts of rural Zimbabwe, wetlands are the thin green lines that keep entire communities alive. They store water, regulate floods, recharge rivers, and provide fertile soils for food production ...

“These bogs were originally built on top of a wetland, so now we’re putting it back to the way it was,” Rhodes said, adding that this bog was “distressed” which gave his family a choice of spending ...

A large portion of Long Beach’s Los Cerritos Wetlands is finally on its way to restoration, with officials gathering on Thursday, May 8, to celebrate the start of the long-awaited project. The ...

CARVER, Mass. (AP) — About this time of the year, Jarrod Rhodes should be checking on the vines of cranberries that have grown on his bog for decades in southeastern Massachusetts. Instead, he is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CARVER, Mass. (AP) — About this time of the ...