
The latest wetland news

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.

Wetland Coffee Break: Wetland hydrology 101
Add to your knowledge of wetland hydrology with this popular presenation.

Seizing opportunities to build climate resilience with wetlands
While the challenges of climate change are daunting, there are opportunities to make changes that are good for our natural world and solve problems for our communities.

Wetland Coffee Break: Wisconsin frogs: Where are they and what are they doing mid-summer?
Many of Wisconsin’s frog species call and breed in spring and early summer. So what are frogs doing mid-summer after many have completed breeding for the year?

Wetland Coffee Break: The hydrology of upper watershed wetlands: A tour of the Penokee Hills
Upper watershed wetlands are critical to regulating water throughout watersheds, yet they are among the most under-recognized wetlands in Wisconsin–and sometimes some of the most altered. Join WWA’s Executive Director Tracy Hames for a virtual tour of some intact...