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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Celebrating Flag Day
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Happy New Years Eve!
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Kluane National Park
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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May the Fourth be with you…
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World Water Day
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World Penguin Day
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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Nothing plain about it
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Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Life in a North African town
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National Park Week begins
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Embracing the cold
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Happy Easter!
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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American Eagle Day
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Burrowing owls
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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece