Where Water and Land Embrace Wetlands are magical places where water and land embrace. The resonant trills of red-winged blackbirds, glistening wings of darting dragonflies and musky perfume rising from the black satin underfoot provide a feast for the senses.
Wetlands are a cradle of life.
They are safe spawning grounds for fish, whose tiny eggs cling to an underwater forest of aquatic plants in warm, shallow pools. Waterfowl and their broods nestle in the tall grasses, reeds, sedges and cattails, and feast on the insects that thrive here. Beaver and muskrat raise their kits in snug lodges and dens carved in the muddy shoreline. Frogs perform their joyful chorus and leave behind millions of bubbly clusters of eggs. Other animals come to visit and enjoy a cool sip of water or perhaps a meal.