18 April 2024

• Floating wetlands bring better water, ecosystems & property values to Coastal communities
  It may look like a hunk of floating grass and foliage to the untrained eye, but so-called floating wetlands can play a big role in coastal ecosystems. "They're important because they can improve water...
• Winter Haven approves $3.7M contract to transform reclaimed wetlands into Lake Conine park
  The park will have a mile-long trail around its perimeter with smaller trails inside, picnic tables, a playground, an osprey tower and a bat house.
• Field-margin wetlands alone can't fix the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, say researchers
  Each summer, a hypoxic dead zone forms in the Gulf of Mexico, making some marine habitats unlivable. The dead zone is caused by nutrients—primarily from agricultural fertilizers—flowing into the Gulf...
• TxDOT study draws concerns over fate of wetlands
  There is growing concerns over the fate of Rio Bosque Wetlands if the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) expansion study moves forward. TxDOT said the Border Highway East (BHE) Planning and...
• Millions of acres of Florida wetlands could lose federal protection | Opinion
  Almost a year after the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA, which found that the Clean Water Act applied only to wetlands connected to federal waters, writers with the Environmental...