Swamps and bogs probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think of America’s celebrated landscapes. That’s a shame, since wetlands like these play a crucial role in the health of our ecosystems. In addition to providing unique habitat to the many species that call wetlands home, they filter water, provide a natural buffer from storms, absorb flood waters, and capture carbon from the atmosphere—helping to protect our planet from climate change.
In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
Today in History
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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A timeless view of the night sky
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Make way for robots
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Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
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It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Birds of a feather
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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’Chess on ice’
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Giving Tuesday
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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A festival of lights in India
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World Rivers Day
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Happy holidays!
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Star Wars Day
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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A path to access
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Star Wars Day
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Celebrating migrations
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Hello, spring!
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California
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