Tag: wetlands
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May is American Wetlands Month
May is American Wetlands Month, celebrating the ecological, economic and social importance of wetlands. American Wetlands Month was established in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Wetlands are areas of land that are permanently or seasonally inundated with water, like marshes, swamps and bogs. These water sources are critical ecosystems that house fish, plants and wildlife. Wetlands also act…
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Land use and climate changes are throwing estuaries off balance
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, it dumped so much rain on the Houston metropolitan area that the National Weather Service had to add two new colors to its precipitation maps, for 20 to 30 inches and greater than 30 inches of rain. Much of…
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Across Texas, diverse wetlands are benefiting Texans — and facing threats
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Across Texas, there are a wide diversity of wetlands. Sometimes, they crop up in places one might not expect. While working with the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative through Texan by Nature’s (TxN) Conservation Wrangler program, TxN program manager Jenny Burden learned to spot playas, which are shallow clay-lined depressions scattered across the…
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How to build over 4,000 acres of wetlands from scratch
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Texas is growing fast. By 2060, North Texas’ population is expected to double. As droughts become more common in an already dry landscape, supplying enough water to all those additional people can be a daunting task. The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) and the North Texas Municipal Water District…
