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
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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National Take a Hike Day
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Saint Andrews Day
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The Old City of Bern
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Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
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World Bicycle Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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What the hay?
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Room at the top?
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Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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