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February 2, 2009 is World Wetlands Day!
World Wetlands Day (WWD) was celebrated for the first time in 1997, marking signing of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971. Each year, citizens,government agencies and local communities have taken advantage of the opportunity to raise public awareness of wetland benefits.
This year's theme is Upstream-Downstream, Wetlands connect us all. with a focus on river basins and their management.
For more information from Ramsar, click here :
A few of the many events on each continent are :
Australia:
wetlandlink.com.au
Europe:
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)- United Kingdom
Africa:
Working for Wetlands-South Africa
Americas:
Argentina
Oak Hammock Marsh- Canada
Asia
World Wetland Park-Hong Kong
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A new feature of the website is the Wetland Mapper , a good jumping off point to easily find wetlands in your local area and state. Using a freely available USGS database and Google Maps, a mashup was created to map and detail over 7,000 swamps and wetlands in the United States. The information available about each site is limited (see below), but we are looking to expand the data available about a particular site.
Example:
Name: Ballona WetlandsLatitude: 33.959999 Longitude: -118.440002
Elevation: 2 Meters
USGS Map Name: Venice
County Name: Los Angeles
In the near future, the mapping tool will also be expanded to include RAMSAR and other wetlands worldwide, with a database expected to top 50,000 records and a refined user interface.
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Wetlands in the News
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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
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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,...