WETLAND NEWS ON THE WEB

online media sites look at wetland issues in the news

Recent Archive

11/20/09 Independent Weekly: North Carolina wants the Yadkin River back

11/20/09 AFP: Jakarta halts clearing in peatland forests

11/19/09 Wildlife Extra News: Endangered Oregon spotted frogs returned to habitat

11/18/09 sustainableBusiness.com: Report highlights economics of biodiversity

–The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity website–

–TEEB for Policy Makers Report–

11/17/09 Ecosystem Marketplace: Wetland mitigation battle in NC

11/17/09 AFP: Sudan's White Nile marshes threatened by oil pollution

11/16/09 Smithsonian.com: Sandpipers return to Delaware Bay

11/12/09 Wildlife Extra News: World’s rarest ducklings hatched in captivity

11/09/09 Contra Costa Times: Gull resurgence hampers wetland restoration

11/08/09 Project Feederwatch season begins November 14

11/06/09 AEC: Coalition report urges Feds to facilitate Gulf Coast sustainability

–The AEC report: A Region at Risk (PDF)–

11/05/09 nola.com: Coastal wetlands education teaches about fading lifestyles

11/04/09 Jacksonville.com: Florida businessman gets OK for bird park

11/04/09 WTPO.com: Schoolyard wetland habitat gets students outside

11/03/09 NY Times: Cautious optimism for Copenhagen climate change meeting

11/02/09 Daily Comet: Nutria–It’s not just for Louisiana any more

11/01/09 Western Australia Today: Ramsar head warns against Australia’s drought plans

10/30/09 farmonline.au: Australian gov’t. allocates water to threatened areas in drought

10/29/09 Reuters: Palm oil roundtable addresses greenhouse gas

10/28/09 Mlive.com: Michigan wetland program gets 3-year reprieve

10/28/09 Philadelphia Inquirer: Holding back the Atlantic may hurt wetlands

10/27/09 Guardian.uk: Corps of Engineers pessimistic about New Orleans’s future

10/27/09 The Gov Monitor: Gulf Coast a high White House priority

10/26/09 Sydney Morning Herald: Rising sea level threatens wetlands

10/24/09 York News-Times: Nebraska’s Rainwater Basin wetlands

10/23/09 350.org.: 24 October 2009 / International Day of Climate Action

10/22/09 Surfbird News: Salt marsh birds threatened by sea level rise

–William & Mary Center for Conservation Biology marsh bird study–

10/21/09 Audubon: Florida’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary newest Ramsar site

–Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s YouTube video–

10/20/09 National Parks Traveler: Celebrating wetland recovery at Point Reyes

10/19/09 International Mire Conservation Group: The road to Copenhagen

10/19/09 BBC News: Project to create wetland habitat in Scotland

10/16/09 Honolulu Weekly: 350 to stem a rising tide?

10/15/09 NYTimes: How to pay for climate change fixes?

10/15/09 USGS: Giant constrictors in South Florida and the Everglades

10/13/09 USFWS: National Wildlife Refuge Week runs through Oct. 17

10/12/09 MyNC.com: Walnut Creek Urban Wetlands Education Center opens

–Walnut Creek Center master plan–

10/09/09 Antara News: Indonesia introduces carbon initiative

10/09/09 Cumberland News: £500,000 for Cumbrian peat bog restoration

10/08/09 WWF: New Ramsar site in Bolivia home to Flamingos

10/07/09 Reuters: Senior G77 members protest steps to change Kyoto pact

10/07/09 Jacksonville Observer: Florida lawmakers take on pythons

10/06/09 nola.com: Study links Gulf pipelines and Louisiana wetland loss

–The US Interior Dept.’s Outer Continental Shelf study–

10/05/09 Michigan Radio: New wetland protection law on way to Michigan gov’s desk

10/02/09 Daily Comet: Louisiana coastal wetland loss slowed in 2009?

10/01/09 Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Tribe sues to stop Everglades bridge

10/01/09 Reuters: New Tamiami Trail bridge to increase Everglades water flow