Swamps and bogs probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think of America’s celebrated landscapes. That’s a shame, since wetlands like these play a crucial role in the health of our ecosystems. In addition to providing unique habitat to the many species that call wetlands home, they filter water, provide a natural buffer from storms, absorb flood waters, and capture carbon from the atmosphere—helping to protect our planet from climate change.
In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
Today in History
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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All eyes on sustainability
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Greece celebrates its independence
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World Population Day
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Penn Station
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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World Migratory Bird Day
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World Otter Day
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What does the fox dream?
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Chilling out in the Arctic
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Apples ready for harvest in Minnesota
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