Swamps and bogs probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think of America’s celebrated landscapes. That’s a shame, since wetlands like these play a crucial role in the health of our ecosystems. In addition to providing unique habitat to the many species that call wetlands home, they filter water, provide a natural buffer from storms, absorb flood waters, and capture carbon from the atmosphere—helping to protect our planet from climate change.
In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Aerial view of Venice, Italy
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Swinging into International Jazz Day
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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World Environment Day
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A day of death and rebirth
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World Rainforest Day
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
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Celebrating World Art Day
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International Archaeology Day
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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Happy Mother s Day
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National Mushroom Month
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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A monster view in Scotland
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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