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With reconnection to Mississippi River, a dying Louisiana swamp to get shot at new life
Zoom in: Federal, state and local authorities broke ground last week on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project, which will bring freshwater, sediment and nutrients back to Louisiana ...
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DEC: Permit Will Solve Wetlands Concerns
State Sen. George Borrello only got 10 minutes to question the state’s agriculture and environmental conservation commissioners. The impact of the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act on Chautauqua County ...
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FRESHWATER PROTECTION
wetlands and underground aquifers — all sources of water people need for drinking, growing food, recreation, and daily activities. Fresh water keeps us healthy in our bodies and minds. The water we ...
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Half of the world's wetlands have disappeared since 1900!
The extensive open water areas and fringing swamps of the Great Lakes cover 5.2 million ha. Tanzania owns 47% of Lake Victoria, 45% of Lake Tanganyika and 20% of Lake Nyasa (Bwathondi, 1990). The ...
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Move over iguanas. There's a new invasive species moving into Florida, the Asian swamp eel
In addition to marsh and swamp habitats. Nico said the fish survives well in ponds, canals, roadside ditches and rice fields — "just about any freshwater habitat with a few inches of water." ...
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DEC announces new freshwater wetlands regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday new regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state. The changes ...