Clint Evans, State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado, announces the opportunity for enrollment into the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – ...

A federal program that permits developers to destroy wetlands if they re-create similar landscapes elsewhere has failed to stem the loss of wetlands nationwide, including in Southern California, a ...

After the loss of key federal wetlands protections in 2023, scientists are warning the damage this change could bring to wetlands would also bring billions of dollars of flood damage with it.

Recently, Kendall County officials noticed a development coming through the county planning process that needed to compensate for the wetlands it would be taking up. So, the developers purchased ...

Ecological research has shown that wetlands play a crucial role in filtering chemicals out of their watersheds, said Nicole ...

A law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis this week to allow developers to dip into local conservation lands when state wetland mitigation banks run dry in their neighborhood has sparked renewed debate about ...

Wildlife now are calling approximately 230 acres of former farmland adjacent to the Snoqualmie River their home, thanks to an ambitious wetlands project under review by the state Department of Ecology ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- With blizzard warnings and bitterly cold temperatures embracing the region, picturesque summer days with green growing crops are but a distant memory. Despite the weather around ...

CSU’s Colorado Natural Heritage Program has received more than $300,000 to help protect, manage and restore state wetlands. Three Environmental Protection Agency grants will fund the program's ...

Ninth-grade volunteers from St. Martin's Episcopal School work with the Jefferson Parish tree-recycling program in January. The trees trap sediment around the shoreline, allowing plants to take root ...