The latest wetland news
Wetland Coffee Break: Protecting the “Bayou of the North”
At the mouths of the Kakagon and Bad Rivers along Lake Superior in Ashland County lie some of the most extensive and highest-quality coastal wetlands in the Great Lakes.
Wetland Coffee Break: The Chiwaukee Prairie
50+ years of conservation and partnerships to protect coastal wetlands.
Wetland Coffee Break: A decade since the Ramsar designation of the Upper Mississippi River
Take a photographic journey of this incredibly diverse and magnificent landscape, including the prehistoric snails who call it home and the arctic visitors it entices.
Wetland Coffee Break: The ecological heart of Door County
Explore the “quiet side” of Door County to learn about the special wetland communities and rare plants and animals that made this area a Wetland of International Importance.
Our legacy of wetland loss: Behind our water problems
When we remove or damage wetlands, the loss of those wetland services contributes to many of the state’s most dangerous and expensive water management problems.
Wetland Coffee Break: The history and ecology of Horicon Marsh, a Wetland of International Importance
Learn about Horicon Marsh, a Wetland of International Importance and testament to the resiliency of nature.
Wetland Coffee Break: A social history of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway, a Wetland of International Importance
People have nurtured the 92-mile-long Lower Wisconsin riverway and its adjacent wetlands and uplands for millennia. Learn more in this special Wetland Coffee Break presentation.
Wetland Coffee Break: Ecology of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
Learn about important ecological and cultural features of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway and how they make the riverway a Wetland of International Importance.
Why trout need wetlands
Sometimes, accidentally taking a step into neck-deep, COLD water is a good thing!
Wisconsin River honored!
The Lower Wisconsin Riverway joins five other sites in Wisconsin recognized as a Wetland of International Importance by the United States and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.