A particular wetland's function may change seasonally. During the growing season, in the summer and early fall, emergent and submerged aquatic plants (Table 1) take up large quantities of nutrients ...

The emergent wetlands, the shrubs and trees of varying sizes and the shrubby desert all provide cover and forage for birds, whether they’re full-time residents or spend a good portion of the ...

Shallow water and emergent wetland plants such as arrowhead, bulrush and cattail will cover the dredged silt. The remainder of Middle Harbor will feature a shallow wetland seeded with millet ...

Wyoming is host to a wide variety of freshwater wetland ecosystems, including emergent marshes, wet meadows, playas, riparian forests, and fens. These wetlands exist at the interface, or ecotone, of ...

Often conjuring images of dank, smelly, mosquito-infested wastelands, upon closer look, wetlands are actually biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life ...

The land is comprised mostly of emergent marsh and includes a river and streambank, wetlands and a small former hayfield. Part of the Ahnapee River Wildlife Corridor, its environment supports ...

The park has secured grant funding to cover the cost of new plants for the wetland. “We are adding a variety of wild flowers, but also emergent plants, like duck potato, pickerelweed — things ...