Image collection for wetlands education
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Wetland types
Bottomland hardwood forest, central OH. (Paul Weihe)
High altitude wetlands (view 1, view 2, view 3), Canaan Valley, WV (Paul Weihe)
Lacustrine fringe on Ford Lake reservoir, S.E. MI. Note egret (small) in center of photo. (Paul Weihe)
Small palustrine wetland with open water in hardwood forest area, S.E. MI. (Paul Weihe)
Small stream (limited floodplain), small or large photos; S.E. MI. (Paul Weihe)
Creation, construction, mitigation
Roadside sign: US-33 (Corridor H) mitigation, WV. (Paul Weihe)
Wetland construction in progress, US-33 mitigation, WV. (Paul Weihe)
Hydrology
Flooding of grassy park area; river is behind trees in background. Central OH. (Paul Weihe)
Soils
Heavy clay soil exposed during wetland construction project, WV (Paul Weihe)
Vegetation
"Knees" of Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichium), Pocomoke SF, MD. (Paul Weihe)
Cattails and adjacent weeping willows, S.E. MI. (Paul Weihe)
Biomass harvest, 0.25m2 quadrat, hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani; formerly Scirpus validus). (Paul Weihe)
Mature tiller, rhizome, new tiller; broad-leaved cattail. (Paul Weihe)
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) monoculture, MI. (Paul Weihe)
Close-up of Loosestrife flower (Paul Weihe)
Animals
Crayfish hole with wristwatch (Paul Weihe)
Maintained by Paul Weihe
Last modified 7 Oct. 1998
