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Damaging floods are now so common in the states that border the Mississippi River, including Wisconsin, that the issue can’t ...
From the floodplain forests of the upper Mississippi River to the long coast of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin is rich in wetlands.
Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South ...
Ranchers along the Gulf Coast have worked with federal and state agencies for decades to restore thousands of acres of ...
The yearly decline of the western painted turtle population could be an indicator of the state of an ecosystem's water ...
Environmentalists fear upcoming moves in Washington and Raleigh could further water down the regulations for wetlands.
By Shanna Hanbury Amphibians in Brazil’s Pantanal, one of the world’s largest and most biodiverse wetlands, could lose huge swaths of their habitat as the region dries out from climate change, a new ...
Wetlands are places where land and water meet. They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality, store carbon and slow water down during floods. Wisconsin has about six million acres of ...