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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New York City skyline
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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World Octopus Day
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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International Day of Friendship
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Opt outside today
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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International Dark Sky Week
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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National Moon Day
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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In celebration of cats
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Celebrating Pi Day
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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75 years of the United Nations
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Happy Juneteenth!
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International Whale Shark Day
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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