Building Green Cities Moderator: Mike Houck – America’s Wild Reed – May 6, 2012 This past weekend I took a seven-mile stroll from my northwest Portland apartment to nearby Forest Park.  Half-way back I heard that shrill-high pitched call of … Continue reading →

Celebrate American Wetlands Month and Wade into USGS Wetlands Research By Rebecca Bruno – USGS Blog – March 28, 2012 Bogs, marshes, estuaries, coral reefs, lagoons, swamps, prairie potholes, lakes, pocosins, vernal pools, mudflats, fens, ponds, mires, deltas, billabongs, lagoons, … Continue reading →

May is American Wetlands Month By Sarah Brzezinski – Bay Backpack – May 7, 2012 This May marks the 21st anniversary of American Wetlands Month! Wetlands are the transitional areas between land and water that are defined based on their … Continue reading →

Stranded Dolphin Trapped in Bolsa Chica CA Wetlands (VIDEO) The Washington Post – April 28, 2012 Wildlife experts are trying to return a healthy dolphin to the ocean after it became stranded by swimming into a narrow wetlands channel along … Continue reading →

Floating wetlands to help clean up Inner Harbor WBAL-TV– April 20, 2012 Students and environmentalists spent the day Friday creating floating wetlands that will be released into the Inner Harbor to help better the Chesapeake Bay and the environment. http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Floating-wetlands-to-help-clean-up-Inner-Harbor/-/10131532/11252174/-/p52jvyz/-/index.html

Behold The Slingshot Drone By Neal Ungerleider – Fast Company – April 13, 2012 Scientists in Utah have found a novel way to map wetlands: Launching UAVs into the air with a giant slingshot. Researchers at Utah State University are launching … Continue reading →

Wetlands in Outdoor Classroom in Richmond By Stu Johnson – WEKU – April 16, 2012 A large sunken area behind Madison County’s Glen Marshall Elementary school is  undergoing a conversion.   It allows school children to explore their own wetlands area. … Continue reading →