Ohio is continuing efforts to preserve wetlands, which are critical to reducing erosion, controlling pollution and providing a sustainable environment for plants and animals. There are four types ...

“Let’s not pretend you know what a marsh is,” the other snaps ... s confusion over basic peatland vocabulary. In Fen, Bog & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role ...

Starting in the 17th century, the Great Dismal Swamp, a vast wetland stretching ... which could drown coastal marshes and dry out bogs. But in reconciling ourselves to these once-reviled ...

Like marshes, swamps can have either salty or fresh water ... and are home to animals including fish, birds and frogs. Bogs are more common in colder areas, and they often form in places where ...

Others preferred to use more specific terms such as marsh, bog, swamp or my favorite when growing up: mudflats. Yes, it should surprise no one who knows me to discover that I grew up playing on ...

Across the country, marshes, swamps and bogs quietly soak up flood water and filter pollutants. Ecologists agree they are one of the best natural defenses against climate change. But after a ...

The changes, most of which will go into effect on Wednesday, will expand protection to around 1 million additional acres of marshes, swamps, sloughs and bogs. The newly adopted regulations amend ...

Marshes were drained and replaced by shallow, lifeless ponds. Old floodplain forests were cut down with no plan for them to grow back. Swamps and bogs were permanently drowned by open water.

There are four types of wetlands: marshes, swamps, fens and bogs; Sandusky County has all types. Marshlands are covered with moving water year-round. They are nutrient-rich, supporting cattails ...