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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A day to celebrate the sun
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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
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Anniversary of Bryce Canyon National Park
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Happy Pi Day!
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World Oceans Day
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Back on the rise
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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Ahh-tumn
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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World Migratory Bird Day
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A field of English lavender
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Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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Surströmming Day
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Chocolate Hills
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International Mountain Day
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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