Wetlands in the News
Listed below are links to news articles that may be of interest. They also appear in SWS's Wetland Science & Practice (WSP) quarterly magazine publication. Members are encouraged to send links to articles about wetlands in their local area to WSP Editor at ralphtiner83@gmail.com and reference “Wetlands in the News” in the subject box. This page is updated quarterly.
Huntington Beach wetlands continue to expand, following decades of degradation
The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Become an Inferno
Why Scientists Made Venus Flytraps That Glow
To protect nature, bring down the walls of fortress conservation
Florida seeks to take over federal wetland permits
What’s Green, Soggy and Fights Climate Change?
Droughts are threatening global wetlands
How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050
Elusive eastern black rail threatened by rising sea levels
40 Percent of the Amazon Is on the Brink of Becoming Savanna
USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems
How to Revolutionize Biodiversity Conservation in the U.S.
MR-GO closure improving environment, but more wetlands, swamp restoration needed
40 Percent of World's Plants at Risk of Extinction
New Study Shows a Vicious Circle of Climate Change Building on Thickening Layers of Warm Ocean Water
The world’s largest wetland is on fire: how can we save the Pantanal?
'The Blob': Low-oxygen water killing lobsters, fish in Cape Cod Bay
Brazil revokes mangrove protections, weakening another ecosystem key to curbing climate change
Invasive sea lampreys in Great Lakes, and the lake trout they prey on, puzzle scientists
USDA Awards $5 Million to Support Wetland Mitigation Banking
Blue Origin to fill wetlands for rocket test site
Why Nova Scotia wants to poison a lake to kill off invasive species
A Watershed Study for Wetland Restoration
Study finds spreading ghost forests on NC coast may contribute to climate change
The World's Marvellously Freaky Carnivorous Plants Are in More Trouble Than We Knew
Two new species of wetland plant discovered from Western Ghats
Wetland Silviculture & Water Tables
Florida Gulf Coast University unveils new ultrasonic technology to fight algae blooms
Extraordinary Fires Char the Pantanal, a Vast Floodplain in South America
Brazilian wetlands fires started by humans and worsened by drought
Army Corps launches Everglades, Biscayne Bay restoration plan
New wetland recharge park opens in Ocala
‘The warning lights are flashing.’ Report finds nations failing to protect biodiversity
Handing federal wetlands permitting to FL DEP is an idea that’s all wet
Fires in Pantanal, world's largest tropical wetlands, 'triple' in 2020
Portugal's airport plans threaten wetlands
Australian stinging trees release spider-like venom that can hurt for weeks
Soggy coastal soils? Here’s why ecologists love them
Birds are mysteriously dying in New Mexico in 'frightening' numbers
Battle on to save Brazil's tropical wetlands from flames
Buzzy’s Ranch wetlands restoration seeks grant to buy water rights
World's wildlife populations in devastating decline warns WWF report
More than half of government environmental scientists say their work has been suppressed
Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists warn
Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss: Ambitious Conservation and Restoration Efforts Required
As the Arctic thaws, Indigenous Alaskans demand a voice in climate change research
How artificial salt marshes can help in the fight against rising seas
With Baylands under flood threat, Palo Alto explores projects to address sea level rise
Why plants in wetlands are highly productive
Pitkin County launches project to restore ancient wetland at North Star Preserve near Aspen
New floating wetlands in Winton Woods pond hold aquatic plants
Invasive green crab species spotted in Padilla Bay, Anacortes
Invasive aquatic plant found in 4 Michigan inland lakes
Brazil Pantanal Scorched by Fires
Court Overturns Administration Efforts to Weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Quakertown swamp gets Wetland of Distinction title | Southeastern Pennsylvania
NASA Research Reveals the True Causes of Sea Level Rise Since 1900
Human-Nature Connectivity: Wetlands Within Sustainable Futures
Hamoun wetlands restoration project started
Inverleith Park Pond - Water Gems
Massachusetts grants $798,500 for river, wetland restoration projects
BCCC & Sound Rivers to start construction on new wetlands
Potsdam professor turns to beetles in fight against invasive purple loosetrife
VEWH - Improving plants in Lower Barwon wetlands
Brazil fires threaten world's largest wetland
Watch hummingbirds ‘dance’ through waterfalls
The sea otter rescue plan that worked too well
Carnivorous Plants of Delaware's Wetlands: sundew, bladderworts & more
Under the radar rollback of stream and wetland protections
Greenland's ice sheet has melted to a point of no return, study finds
Concrete to be removed to create wetlands in East Bay
'It overtakes everything:' Invasive aquatic plant threatens to overrun Potomac watershed
Scientists decry federal rule that removes protection from 'unconnected' streams and wetlands
High-latitude Climate Change - Alaska Nature and Science (U.S. National Park Service)
Dead sturgeon found on Lake Michigan beaches
We mapped the world's frozen peatlands – what we found was very worrying
Half Of Wisconsin’s Wetlands To Lose Federal Protection, Nature Conservancy Estimates
A century ago, it was a Florida landscape shrub. Now, it's a pest plant that keeps spreading.
UNEP supports project to restore peatlands in Indonesia
Market St. development on wetland overcomes opposition, heads to Wilmington council
Citrus Flavoring Is Weaponized Against Insect-Borne Diseases
Abandoned Fiberglass Boats are Polluting the Marine Environment
Toxic Chemicals From Fossil Fuels Are Poisoning East Coast Dolphins and Whales, Study Finds
Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed
Fridays On The Farm: Restoring Wetlands and Creating Habitat
Climate change: UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits
Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change
Articles on international activities in wetland and nature conservation
New wetlands open to the public
Ancient bones in disturbed peat bogs are rotting away, alarming archaeologists
Smaller habitats worse than expected for biodiversity
'A win for the Everglades': 5,000 pythons removed in state-sponsored capture program
Ireland's Peatlands - The National Trust for Ireland
New wetland installed in Putnam County
Two new bird species discovered nesting in restored Arkansas wetlands
Plan to dissolve Peatland Restoration Agency raised concerns
A ‘regime shift’ is happening in the Arctic Ocean, scientists say
The Dawn of Hope peat slide: understanding the source area
The biodiversity leader who is fighting for nature amid a pandemic
Beavers are Gnawing Away at Arctic Permafrost
National parks are being overrun by invasive species
Arctic records its hottest temperature ever
Everglades restoration makes progress in Picayune
Repeat offender fined for wetlands violations, ordered by ConComm to restore property
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
Bill introduced to protect wetlands
Dog-killing cane toads are back as rains draw them out
Peatland drainage in Southeast Asia adds to climate change
A tectonic plate may have peeled apart—and that could shrink the Atlantic Ocean
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
Migratory Birds Are Failing to Adapt to Climate Change
COVID-19 Is Crushing Conservation Groups
Why glass frogs have see-through skin becomes clear in study
Be still, my beating wings: hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
Fuzzy Green ‘Glacier Mice’ Move In Groups And Puzzle Scientists
Parts of Siberia are hotter than Washington
Tropical forests and carbon storage
Miami’s fight against rising seas
The world’s fastest sinking city
Tipping points of Mississippi Delta marshes due to accelerated sea-level rise
Dinosaurs walked through Antarctic rainforests
Gautam Shah is harnessing an ‘Internet of Elephants’ to foster conservation
Conservation in crisis: ecotourism collapse threatens communities and wildlife
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming
‘People think no one is watching’: Fears of environmental damage amid travel restrictions
The Scotch Whisky Brand Helping to Restore Oyster Reefs
‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science
Florida Aquarium becomes first in the world to reproduce ridged cactus coral in human care
Cranes make comeback in Britain’s wetlands
Latest Bleaching of Great Barrier Reef Underscores Global Coral Crisis
Park closed during coronavirus? Look to wetlands to get outdoors
New investments save dynamic coastal wetland habitat
Scientists uncover an ancient underwater forest that could help pioneer new medicines
Great Barrier Reef hit by third major bleaching event in five years
$1M awarded to wetlands restoration project on Chicago’s Southeast Side
Meet the ‘Wonderchicken,’ the oldest-ever bird fossil discovery
FAO leads the way to clearer peatland mapping and monitoring
Blueprint launched to manage Earth’s fragile peatland carbon sinks
Wildlife conservation needs to change – and the game of Jenga can help us see why
Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species
Essays on Wildlife Conservation
The dawn of American plant science was lost in a botanist’s prolific notes
New LIFE for Welsh Raised Bogs
Wise use and wetlands: Why we need to nurture nature
1.5 billion-year-old Earth had water everywhere, but not one continent
Putting a price on the protective power of wetlands
Maximum protection across borders for the emblematic jaguar
Maumee River wetlands plan draws criticism from Point Place residents
Video shows dramatic impact of of dry month on iconic waterfalls
Plan to drain Congo peat bog for oil could release vast amount of carbon
Sisters of St. Joseph turned their New Orleans convent into a wetland
A moose in Vermont was found with 90,000 ticks on its body
A Mini-Mississippi River May Help Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast
CMS COP13 concludes in India with major new actions for migratory species
How Burmese Pythons Took Over the Florida Everglades
Invasive turtles are wreaking havoc in New York City
Turf cutter vows to return to protected bogs after trial collapses
Florida moving ahead to take over federal wetlands permitting
Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes
Federal policy change may threaten freshwater wetlands
Lawmaker wants to deregulate wetlands. Her family once was cited for bulldozing them.
Call of the wild: eco adventures in Argentina’s Iberá wetlands
For peat’s sake: how to protect bogs
Zimbabwe’s Wetlands Key for Right to Clean Water
The EPA just rolled back protections for wetlands. What does it mean for Cape Fear region?
The world’s wetlands are a haven for wildlife, but we need to learn to love them
Ocean Acidification Is Literally Dissolving The Shells Of Dungeness Crab
In Glacier National Park, Ice Isn’t the Only Thing That’s Disappearing
Could we have a clean Estero Bay again? FGCU’s Cela Tega conference offered a toolkit of ideas
FGCU wetlands professor blasts Trump water rules, calls for citizen action
Trump Administration Rule Endangers Chesapeake Wetlands, Environment Advocates Say
EPA weakens protections for streams and wetlands
Trump’s EPA is said to cut scientists out of new water policy that threatens New England wetlands
A blob of hot ocean water killed a million seabirds, scientists say
As Seas Rise, a Florida Keys ‘Ghost Forest’ Makes A Last Stand
Sandy Bottom wetlands to receive protection for ‘national ecological significance’
Wetlands Bring New Life to the Salton Sea
Nuns are turning a convent into a wetland to fight flooding in New Orleans
Chinese paddlefish is extinct, new study finds
Why a wetland might not be wet
Sky Lake In Mississippi Is Home To Some Of The World’s Oldest Trees
Tampa Bay area construction boom, disappearing wetlands contribute to flooding in neighborhoods
Amid the wasteland of the Salton Sea, a miraculous but challenging oasis is born
Floating Wetlands For Montauk’s Fort Pond
Surge in Global Methane Emissions Traced Back to East African Wetland
Urban jungle: Student project at saline wetland chronicles the animals among us
Biodiversity has substantially changed in one of the largest Mediterranean wetlands
Wetlands and buffers group has unfinished business
Willow-dominated wetlands of Lapland fells are resilient to reindeer grazing
‘Helping something other than ourselves:’ Petaluma kids save wetlands
Wetlands will keep up with sea level rise to offset climate change
Verbatim: Little River Wetlands Project buys 40-acre site
Boston Institutes New Tougher Wetlands Ordinance
Colorado Parks and Wildlife celebrates 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
2,624-Year-Old Tree Discovered in North Carolina Swamp Is One of the Oldest on Earth
‘Mother Nature recovers amazingly fast’: reviving Ukraine’s rich wetlands
Mid-Devonian Archaeopteris Roots Signal Revolutionary Change in Earliest Fossil Forests
Wetlands – News, Research and Analysis
Louisiana sues California over alligator ban
Bringing the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead
First CWA Case Ruling Relies on EPA Groundwater Statement
Wetlands Saga That Reached Supreme Court Churns in Ninth Circuit
Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
Weatherwatch: restore peat bogs to fight climate change | Greenhouse gas emissions
Sea levels are rising more than expected, according to scientists
Will Vermont farmers pay the price to protect wetlands?
CLEAN WATER ACT: Economic analysis could undermine Trump rule repeal -- Wednesday, October 30, 2019
INTERIOR: Meet the feds who track changes in the nation’s wetlands
$25 Million Wetland Project in Delaware Breaks Ground
Warmer, wetter climate benefits some birds as wetlands vanish
Bringing the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead
Rising sea levels could submerge entire cities worldwide by 2050, report warns
Warming Waters In The Gulf Of Maine Threaten Whale Populations
Helping the World Breathe – Wetland Restoration in Iceland
Climate change may destroy vital peatland over next 30 years
Amazon rainforest captured in 19th-century photos
Inside the search for Africa’s carbon time bomb: a huge peatland
Over 600,000 trees to be planted on disused peat bogs in Ireland
Connecting fractured habitats has long-lasting ecological benefits, study in Science
Brits And Americans Try Bog Snorkelling For The First Time
‘Heartbreaking’: Wetland home of critically endangered eels bulldozed by council
What’s going on with Everglades restoration?
Rollback of water rule could affect SETX wetlands
Restoring peatlands to ‘reduce risk of wildfires’ in south Wales
Watch “Parking lot becomes salt marsh in Del Mar wetland restoration” on YouTube
Mosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing prevent mosquito bites?
Hundreds swim through murky water at World Bog Snorkelling Championship
The Amazon Fires Are Political
The Gulf Stream is slowing down. That could mean rising seas and a hotter Florida
ICC’s constructed wetland expected to hold a slew of benefits
Iceland’s Okjokull glacier commemorated with plaque
The water is so hot in Alaska it’s killing large numbers of salmon
‘Dead zone’: Data confirms dire warnings about algae growing in Chesapeake Bay
Greenland’s ice melted at the expected worst-case rate for 2070
Wet, Wild And High: Lakes And Rivers Wreak Havoc Across Midwest, South
The World’s Biggest Frogs Are So Chunky, They Shift Rocks to Build Their Own Ponds
Scientist, photographers capture first-ever images of ghost orchid pollinators
Invasive plants choke Michigan waters. So why can anyone order them online?
Odum’s 1960s Everglades Studies Shape the Science of Ecology
Lawsuit Seeks Federal Habitat Protection for Two Central Texas Salamanders
WOTUS debate moves to Senate committee
Temporary floating wetlands installed in stormwater pond
Vintage photos of Cuyahoga River on fire highlight why EPA exists
Enchanted Lake residents fear planned development will destroy wetlands
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Permafrost is thawing rapidly. How much should we worry?
Near-record ‘dead zone’ predicted in the Gulf of Mexico this summer...
Climate change alters what’s possible in restoring Florida’s Everglades
Bog near Bristol gains more protection with nonprofit’s land purchase
Embracing The Salt And Adapting To Sea Level Rise
See the drastic toll climate change is taking on our oceans
How an Irish Bog Got a Second Life as a Sculpture Garden
Coastal wetlands protect us from disaster
The bog swarming with scientists and artists
Wetlands park on pace to open in fall
Using the past to unravel the future for Arctic wetlands
Cranes, gators and eagles: Houston Zoo’s new wetlands exhibit showcases Texas conservation success
Record number of wading bird nests is sign of hope for Everglades
The Homeland and the Wetlands: The Yazoo backwater fight rages
Bozeman developers donate wetlands to Audubon for nature preserve
In Antarctica, a little poop goes a long way
Ancient cypress tree found in NC swamp
How sea level rise affects birds in coastal forests
Groups, gov’t partners tap farmers to save Candaba wetlands
Indonesia sees drop in hotspots due to peatland restoration efforts, says agency
Big ‘green’ mistake: dumping sewage in wetlands carries hidden costs
Shrinking wetlands getting help
On one island, a microcosm of Vietnam’s environmental challenges
Fourteen-year project sees bare paddocks shaped into wetland in Wairarapa
Groups, gov’t partners tap farmers to save Candaba wetlands
Gardeners persist in using peat, despite environmental pleas
Chinese contractor destroys wetlands in Nyari
There are bogs that should never have been designated in the first place
Plentiful wildflowers ready for first generation of monarch butterflies
Florida’s least wanted: 10 invasive animal species that are wrecking native ecosystems
Mosquito Management is Key in Creating Popular Urban Wetlands
10 Acres In, Wetlands Restoration Project Near Flagler Beach Is Still Kicking Up Turbid Opposition
Scientists just captured a record 17-foot-long python in Florida
California adopts new wetlands rules to protect them from Trump rollbacks
Invasive round gobies may be poised to decimate endangered French Creek mussels
The Usual Story of the National Park Service Is Incomplete
Amphibian ‘apocalypse’ caused by most destructive pathogen ever
Sea level rise: Saltwater intrusion laying waste to Delmarva farms
Spring bird migration at Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Elizabeth Coleman White: Blueberry Queen of the Jersey Pines
Spotted salamanders discovered at Munroe Falls Metro Park as wetlands make a return
Study finds people in Ireland and Scotland made “bog butter” for millennia
Marshes Can Adapt To Rising Seas By Trapping More Carbon. Here’s What That Means
As sea level rises, wetlands crank up their carbon storage
The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath, Scientists Warn
The ubiquitous SC coastal marsh grass is no longer called spartina
What’s in a Name? A Lot, It Seems!
Scientists say there’s still time to save Minnesota from invasive wetland plant
Wetland mud is ‘secret weapon’ against climate change
Ancient wetlands provide new insight into global carbon cycle
WOTUS Rollback: ‘No Wetlands, No Seafood’
Neither snow, slush nor sunken ice keeps these scientists from wetland restoration
Conserving Carolina working to rehab 100-acre wetland
Tulane Study: Sea levels are rising faster than originally thought
As EPA Eases Wetlands Rule, California Makes a Countermove
World’s Oceans Are Warming Faster, Studies Show, Fueling Storms and Sea Rise
Along the East Coast, rainy days, high tides and sea rise make floods a part of life
Wetlands in Wood County to be restored
SC wetlands — prized for habitat and flood buffer — lose protection under Trump water rule
Saving the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland - the Pantanal
Novato wetlands project cleared for $5.7M infusion
City adds to wetlands preservation along Salt Creek
Global sea level could rise 15 meters by 2300, study says
New Climate Report Was Too Cautious, Some Scientists Say
What’s Another Way to Say ‘We’re F-cked’?
Cows help battle invasive grass at Great Salt Lake wetlands
Developer cited for violating clean water act after developing part of subdivision in wetlands
Rising Seas Threaten Iconic Mediterranean Sites
The future of wetlands: We’ve been warned
Prevent red tide? Start with more wetlands, experts say
Climate change doubters are finalists for Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board
Sea level rise doesn’t necessarily spell doom for coastal wetlands
West Marin wetlands project hits 10-year mark
As Sea Levels Rise, How Best to Protect Coasts?
World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has A Problem With Roadkill
Rising Seas Forcing Changes on Maryland’s Historic Eastern Shore Farms
Climate change: ‘Wetlands vital to protect cities’
As Insect Populations Decline, Scientists Are Trying to Understand Why
Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands
$400,000 grant to plan wetlands restoration between Bucktown and Bonnabel in Jefferson Parish
Saltese Flats wetlands project underway for wildlife, water
Industries face closure for polluting wetlands, water bodies
End of an era as Ireland closes its peat bogs ‘to fight climate change’
Bill would roll back wetlands protections
Marin gets $520,000 for Novato wetlands restoration project
West Coast Wetlands Could Nearly Disappear in 100 Years
Wetlands are a natural climate solution. Guess who’s turning them into big polluters?
Requiem for our wetlands? What’s at risk in NE Minnesota
Michigan Senate votes to drain wetlands regulations
As he exits, Michigan lawmaker wants to gut wetland protection, boost waste
Trump EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Water Protections
Southeast Long Beach land swap could net more wetlands—and more greenhouse gases
CLEAN WATER ACT: EPA falsely claims ‘no data’ on waters in WOTUS rule
LSU wetlands mitigation bank plan moves forward
Trump wetlands rule rollback makes about 6 million acres in Florida unprotected
In India, Nature’s Power Overwhelms Engineered Wetlands
Controversial wetlands legislation gets scaled back by state Legislature
Wetland damage from roseau cane plague visible in satellite images
Wetlands disappearing 3 times faster than forests threatening fresh water supplies: Report
Why we must save the Endangered Species Act
Beavers are redefining the landscape at Smith and Bybee Lake Wetlands Natural Area
What the world needs now to fight climate change: More swamps
Moving a floating wetland from a beach in Minnesota
Stop using “Swamp” as a negative term (e.g., “drain the swamp”)
Upcoming ASWM webinar on compensatory mitigation registration
Restoring wetlands for desert pupfish
North Carolina wetland regulations
Massachusetts wetland enforcement
Wetlands for downtown Durham, NC
Wetland restoration in Milwaukee
Minnesota wetland conservation
Spokane County wetland restoration
Sea-level rise threatens local tribe in Louisiana
5 Interesting Facts About the Pantanal, the World's Largest Tropical Wetland
Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay signed the Declaration for the Conservation of the Pantanal
County officials say isolated wetlands bill could have adverse effects here
Politicized Wisconsin DNR erasing rare wetlands, retirees say
Remains of cypress swamp found on bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
California seeks to strengthen protection for state waters
Illegal wetland filling in Florida
Threats to Wisconsin wetland regulations.
Need support for protection of urban wetlands in Rwanda
Concern for logging old growth in U.S. swamps
Laser Scans Reveal Maya "Megalopolis" Below Guatemalan Jungle
'Game Changer': Maya Cities Unearthed In Guatemala Forest Using Lasers