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Proposed Changes to the Wetlands Plant List
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- Written by charlie
- Category: Wetland Plants
Overall, 311 changes to the plant list have been proposed with an almost even (51% wetter /49% drier)0 split between plants receiving a wetter rating and plants receiving a drier rating. These ratings are very important as a plants presence combined with soil characteristics and water regimes paints a picture if an area is determined to be an upland or wetland.
The comment period ends on November 13, 2015 and the Federal Register is available here to read. Beyond the list is an article by the National Wetlands Newsletter on how the list and ranking system has changed and matured over the years.
Woodpeckers and Weasels
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- Written by charlie
- Category: Wetland Wildlife
Woodpeckers and Weasels
Mac Stone: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades
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- Written by charlie
- Category: Books & Media
So my job, then, is to use photography as a communication tool, to help bridge the gap between the science and the aesthetics, to get people talking, to get them thinking, and to hopefully, ultimately, get them caring.
He goes on in great detail about the internconnectedness of the Everglades, it's history of mistreatment and its future.
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Wetlands in the News
07 April 2025
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A gas operator fined $1.9 million for damaging Pa. wetlands is on Trump’s ‘fast track’ approval list
Fracking operations by Chesapeake Energy, now Expand Energy, are among more than 600 controversial projects the president wants to expedite to combat the nation’s “energy emergency.”...
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Oil Giant Chevron To Pay $744 Million For Polluting Louisiana Wetlands
A US jury has ordered oil giant Chevron to pay $745 million for polluting marshland near New Orleans and subsequently failing to rehabilitate the affected area.
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SC could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as floods rise and federal protections vanish
South Carolina’s wetlands are under assault, like those in other states, as a result of a Supreme Court ruling, a new report says. More than one million acres are vulnerable at a time when wetlands...
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Wetlands Park volunteer breaks down 34-acre fire’s impact on wildlife
Days after a human-caused fire tore through 34 acres of Clark County Wetlands Park, FOX5 is getting a closer look at the damage left behind.
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Hidden Wetlands: One of the last of California’s vernal pools | Bartell's Backroads
As urban development threatens these rare ecosystems, Sacramento Splash inspires the next generation to protect the delicate beauty of vernal pools.