Making a case for wetlands
Examining the link between wetland loss and flood damage.
How can wetlands help communities be resilient to climate change?
Climate change modelers predict that severe storms will be on the rise, making the need for affordable and effective water management (such as wetlands) all the more urgent.
Small wetlands make big impact
Do you appreciate clean water and flood protection? If you do, then you need to pay attention to wetlands—even the small ones—because wetlands are some of the most important features on our landscape when it comes to providing flood protection and clean water for you and your community.
Let’s put wetlands to work
We need to put wetlands back on the land to help protect our communities from flood events.
How wetlands protect communities during floods
Upper watershed wetlands play a major role in reducing flooding problems like washed out roadways, damaged infrastructure, decreased water quality, and degraded fish and wildlife habitat.