These areas support many plants, waterfowl, shellfish, reptiles, and fish. In fact, about 35 percent of endangered and threatened animals and plants in the United States depend on wetlands in some way. Do not use chemical pesticides or fertilizers. Chemicals sprayed on the ground will wash into underground waters and into wetland waters. From there, bacteria and algae soak up the tainted water.
Fish eat the infected algae, and birds eat the infected fish.
The chemicals in the fish may cause the birds to lay eggs with weakened shells or malnourished embryos, or have chicks that are weak or malnourished, and in some cases the offspring could be deformed from genetic mutations. Plant trees that protect the soil from erosion. All Rights Reserved.