As we’ve written about before, wetlands are vital ecosystems that offer benefits to people and the environment. Wetlands ...

The state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, which lawmakers amended in April 2022 and set the changes to take effect Jan. 1, ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued five new draft general permits and revisions to two existing permits to streamline projects in state-regulated freshwater ...

Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change -- but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a ...

Finding the balance between preserving natural areas like wetlands and making way for urban development is a challenge for planners, conservationists, regulators, and residents alike. A District ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has scheduled at least two upcoming webinars to explain the state’s new ...

The city’s only wetlands “mitigation bank” on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a ...

The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern ...

One of Watsonville’s most treasured natural resources is its plethora of wetlands. Its slough system is home to some of the ...

Gandoman wetland, a permanent inland freshwater wetland located in the Middle Zagros mountain range, has been registered as ...