Wetlands are spots on land which are neither ponds nor lakes but where water collects.
In Wisconsin, wetlands take the form of marshes, sedge meadows, swamps, bogs, flood plain forests, fens and low prairies. Wetlands provide habitat for fish and other wildlife, control flooding, filter pollutants from water, recharge ground water, and create landscapes and recreational resources. Agricultural growth and the development of houses, highways, shopping centers and factories. Wisconsin Wetlands Association Wisconsin wants to enact a law to protect isolated wetlands from uncontrolled development. And not a minute too soon.