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13 May 2026

• A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands
  Once a regular victim of illegal midnight dumping, Saw Mill Creek Marsh now provides habitat for three dozen species of birds, including the saltmarsh sparrow, whose population numbers are declining...
• Wetlands could drown as the planet warms. Here’s how infrastructure can help
  The rates of today’s sea-level rise mean portions of coastal wetland ecosystems will be lost to the ocean in the years and decades to come at a tempo never seen before. Wetlands have flourished along...
• The West’s wetlands are struggling. Some have been overlooked altogether.
  On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, making his way through a tangle of ferns and grasses. Wispy, lichen-coated branches hung overhead,...
• Unexpected culprit: Wetlands as source of methane
  Wetlands are an important part of the Earth's natural water management system. The complex system of plants, soil, and aquatic life serves as a reservoir that captures and cleans water. However, as...
• ND Outdoors: Wetlands month
  North Dakota is considered the duck factory of North America as it sits in the center of the Prairie Pothole Region.