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21 October 2026

• Wetlands get treated as the ugly duckling of L.A.’s natural spaces. It’s time to change that
  Happy World Wetlands Day from the driest big city in the world. OK, that’s not true. We may think of our city as arid, but Los Angeles harbors its very own rich wetlands (plus, Yuma beats us on...
• Wetlands: What You Don’t Know And Why It Matters
  Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking...
• Study: Wetlands flora needs support to bounce back after restoration
  Restoring natural water levels alone may not be enough to rehabilitate severely degraded wetlands, according to a new study. Restoration efforts must also actively encourage vegetation recovery,...
• How Wetlands Protection Narrowed After Sackett
  Wetlands Protection under the Clean Water Act narrowed after Sackett, leaving conservation, flood-control and permitting questions unresolved.
• Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700—but most could still be saved
  Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been...