Scientists from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System have completed the first-ever comprehensive North American coastal wetland wildlife inventory. Scientists used 140 cameras in 29 estuaries to reveal diverse species, illuminating elusive estuary life. The camera traps unveiled 150 species. … Continued
Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont is well-known to anyone curious about Vermont’s forests, wetlands, mountaintops, and shores. A completely updated second edition of the guide will be available in late 2019. This new second … Continued
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission recently approved $33.2 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to purchase, lease, or otherwise conserve more than 81,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds, … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved funding for 28 projects to protect, restore or enhance coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. More than $20 million was awarded to projects in … Continued
NOAA recently announced the award of $23.7 million in funding for the construction of the Oyster Bayou Marsh restoration project. The project will restore 600 acres of marsh habitat at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in Louisiana, which were … Continued