Pulling cattails to collect their roots for a salad. Eating cranberries, crab cakes, shrimp, and wild rice. Drinking fresh water. Watching sea turtles float in the ocean. All of these activities depend on wetlands.
Wetlands are wild, wet, mucky, stinky, and absolutely fabulous places to visit.
In this section you will learn how to identify a wetland , how scientists mark wetlands , the different types of wetlands , common names for wetlands, and the plants and animals that inhabit wetlands. Find out what has happened to our wetlands and what the consequences are when we lose these valuable habitats. People and Wetlands Find out how people's attitudes towards wetlands have changed over time. Also learn about how some Native American traditions are tied to wetland species. There are many people that are working to help save our wetlands.