Wetlands EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH Wetlands Kidneys Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil for The wetlands are often referred to at least part of the year. Marshes, bogs, and sedge waukeganparks.org/signs as the kidneys of our ecosystem. meadows are...
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Wetlands EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH Wetlands Kidneys Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil for The wetlands are often referred to at least part of the year. Marshes, bogs, and sedge waukeganparks.org/signs as the kidneys of our ecosystem. meadows are examples of wetlands. Salmon Wetlands filter out, absorb and Wetlands reduce flooding by slowing down the force of break down pollutants and flood water and absorbing and storing large amounts of sediments from water flowing stormwater. through them, therefore improving our water quality. Marsh Today less than 10% of the wetlands present in Illinois in Marigold the early 1800’s remain, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Importance of Wetlands Wetlands are home to an abundance of life including plants, insects, crustaceans, and animals. Blue Heron Wetlands are some of the most productive areas on our planet. Many of our plants and animals would become extinct without wetlands. More than one third of our endang
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