Global teabag study shows warming temperatures may shrink wetland carbon sinks
A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in ...
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From Alligators to Carnivorous Plants: Best Things in the Okefenokee Swamp Park
Amy AlbersAt the headwaters of Suwannee and St. Marys rivers, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge known for its biodiversity. In fact, the Okefenokee Swamp is so ...
Conservation agreement will protect Upper Verde River, grasslands and a historic ranch
The closure of a conservation easement marks the first step in the Nature Conservancy's strategy to protect the groundwater ...
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Scientists bury 19,000 teabags to reveal wetlands’ carbon brewing secrets
In a new global study led by RMIT University​​, scientists turned to an unlikely tool: tea bags. This global research effort ...
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Controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens the country’s inland wetlands with new development, study says
In forested and marshy wetlands near the Pasquotank River and Big Flatty Creek in North Carolina, a large landowner allegedly took liberties about a decade ago to install a kilometer of bulkheads and ...
This lush, green oasis hides just off a Calif. highway near a popular national park
High desert visitors who do somehow make their way to the preserve may find themselves pleasantly surprised by the completely ...
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A nursery for native plants in Heber Valley serves big restoration projects, including after wildfires
The nursery has been in business for about 25 years and is now in its sixth season at the location outside of Heber City.
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Minnesota’s fertile farm fields have a cost, as summer’s floods showed
The corn succumbing to the forks of Brandon Fast’s combine this autumn morning is green. It shouldn’t be. But the floods of ...
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Mattapoisett cranberry bog reclaimed to protect water supply — and maybe offer ice skating
Ice skating, a turtle-nesting habitat, new fish and other wildlife are part of the restoration of a cranberry bog along the ...
Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago’s ‘ecosystem engineers’
Beavers can sometimes be misunderstood as pests, but they create habitats for other animals, mitigate climate impacts and ...
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Advocates: Protection for wetlands crucial for future water availability
With some expecting the Indiana General Assembly to begin discussions on a statewide comprehensive water plan during the ...