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After 5 years, we finally upgraded the website's look and feel! It's a well needed update to the original site design, and make it easier for readers to find the content they are looking for. Feedback is appreciated!
Over the next few weeks we will be updating the Wiki and also updating the mapping tools. Stay Tuned!
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A well executed example of publicly available data to easily visualize wetland losses in New Jersey since 1986. Hosted by Rowan University's GIS Department.
As the saying goes, "You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother." Albert Einstein
This fits the bill; a credible, well designed interface with a sharp layout that can be figured out by grandmothers everywhere.
Check it out for yourself.
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Every Year thousands of people gather on February 2nd to celebrate International Wetlands Day and to celebrate the uniqueness and importance of these natural resources.
For 2010, the Ramsar Convention chose the "Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change" based on the close relationship between wetlands, global warming and rising sea levels.
Activities worldwide celebrating wetlands include presentations, hiking, bird wathcing and lectures. For more information on events in your area, visit www.ramsar.org .
Wetlands in the News
18 May 2024
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Harbor Wetlands, a new outdoor exhibit, recreates salt marsh habitat from Baltimore's past
It's part of the National Aquarium's newest outdoor exhibit called Harbor Wetland, which is an effort to help keep our waterways clean and healthy.
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Why wetlands are important
By the fall of 1992, the stage had been set for what is called the Great Flood of 1993, the largest flood ever recorded by this country.
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Westport wants fresh eyes on wetlands
Wetlands dot many parts of Westport, and the growing city wants a scientist to provide a deciding opinion on their current character, and how they came to be.
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Mark Clark Extension, if built, could impact nearly 40 acres of wetlands in Charleston
SCDOT applied to continue construction of the Mark Clark Extension. The pending project in Charleston County could temporarily or permanently impact wetlands.
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Photos show illegal destruction of protected natural area on State Governor's property: 'They cleared out acres of wetlands'
A governor is under fire for his role in the destruction of trees in protected wetlands near his property. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, along with a neighbor and a neighborhood organization,...