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Two wetland related articles in the NY Times this week, one about the reversal of fortunes of the snowy egret, the ferocious yet elegant predator that was on the verge of extinction, and was the call to action for passing the Migratory Bird Act in 1916.
The second article details current research on the carbon sequestration abilities of boreal bogs and how climate change, increasing temperatures and wildfires are releasing the carbon from the sodden sphagnum mosses in some of these bogs.
As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises
Snowy Egrets, Once Fashion Victims, Always Elegant Predators
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The best longform articles often find their way to longform.org, where I read This sinking isle: the homeowners battling coastal erosion , about how the British isles are reacting to and coping with climate change and its effect on it coast; considering the island's coastline is longer than India’s.
Finally, a thought provoking conjecture that shellfish along the Eastern Seaboard are catching cancer, apparently virally, something that has only been recorded in a few species worldwide.
Wetlands in the News
25 April 2024
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DeWine, ODNR, Intel partner for $1 million Dillon wetlands restoration in Muskingum County
Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Intel announced Thursday a $1 million Dillon Wetland Restoration project on 92 acres.
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Kersal Wetlands: Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after human torso discovered in nature reserve
The victim is believed to be a white man over the age of 40, who had died a few days before the remains were found.
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Feds award $5 million to restore wetlands at 2 defunct Cape Cod cranberry bogs
Massachusetts won $5 million in federal grant funding to transform retired Cranberry Bogs into resilient coastal wetlands. The two coastal habitat restoration projects, Yarmouth and Bourne, aim to...
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National Go Birding Day: Visit Orlando Wetlands Park, a birder’s paradise
National Go Birding Day falls on the last Saturday of April, inviting birders of all experience levels to go outside and turn their eyes to the skies. Central Florida is home to myriad avian...
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Charleston could lose almost 40 acres of wetlands to I-526 extension
Conversations surrounding the proposed Mark Clark Extension Project’s impact on traffic and development have been discussed for years but a newly filed application poses a larger threat to the...