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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Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
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Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
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Papa was a flightless bird
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World Water Day
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Chocolate Hills
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
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A monster view in Scotland
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National Mushroom Month
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American bison
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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International Day of Forests
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Siblings Day
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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Veterans Day
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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A peak in the clouds
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Birds of a feather
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Kissing Day
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Giants of the avian world
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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Groundhog Day
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World Wildlife Day
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National Aviation Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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