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Today is Endangered Species Day and many of the currently listed species depend on wetland habitat. But what were the first species to be listed as threatened or endangered? The current federal Endangered Species Act was signed by President Nixon … Continue reading

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The Everglades Rebound: Restoration Plan By David Gabel – ENN – November 1, 2010 The Everglades is an extensive wetland system that is actually a sixty mile wide, extremely shallow river that flows from Lake Okeechobee over 100 miles to … Continue reading

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Sea rover. Corsair. Buccaneer. This Sunday is International “Talk like a Pirate Day,” (September 19th) http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ translator.html. The “Brethren of the Coast” were a well-known group in the golden age of piracy, during the 17th and 18th centuries, made up … Continue reading

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  It’s not too soon to start planning.  February 2, 2011 is a very special day for wetlands around the world.  It will be 40 years since an international treaty was completed in Ramsar, Iran.  It is the only international … Continue reading

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Have you heard about the 11-year old girl who was rescued after being lost for 4 days and nights in a Florida swamp? She’s fine, thank you very much, and explained that she went out there in the first place … Continue reading

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ASWM’s Member #12, Mark Kraus, Ph.D., sent us his poem, “Everglades Take 1,” for the wetland poetry and art section of the blog. Read his poem here: http://aswm.org/wordpress/?page_id=249

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As editor of Wetland Breaking News, I come across several stories each month about weird crimes happening in wetlands. Here are a couple of examples from this past month. FL: One arrested in hammer attack at mud bog JD News … Continue reading

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