Between 1630 and 1830, fur hunters exterminated more than 95 percent of the region’s beaver population. In this talk, Hayden Nelson shares how the historical overhunting of beavers substantially altered the forested wetlands around Lake Superior.
Dreux Watermolen, one of the attendees at the first Wetland Science Forum, reminisces on 30 years of the conference.
The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin has developed multiple tools to highlight high quality wetlands to prioritize protection efforts as well as impaired wetlands with high restoration potential.
The connection between wetlands, streams, and floodplains and flood risk reduction is clear: in a healthy and well-connected state this natural infrastructure captures and reduces the energy and velocity of floods. New reports that summarize work done in the Marengo River Watershed demonstrate this connection.
