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Should you Drain or Keep Wetlands

Wetlands, including swamps, marshes, and bogs, play a crucial role in our ecosystem. They help prevent erosion, filter pollutants, and provide habitat for wildlife like migrating birds and alligators. Wetlands can mitigate floods and save money by reducing water treatment costs. Draining these vital areas leads to increased pollution, loss of biodiversity, and heightened flood risks. It’s essential to recognize the significance of wetlands and prioritize their conservation for a healthier environment and future.

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Should you Drain or Keep Wetlands

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  1. Should you Drain or Keep Wetlands By: Natavia

  2. Types of wetlands • Swamps • Marshes • Bogs • You can tell the difference by the types of plants, animals, and its characteristics

  3. This is : A swampA bog A marsh

  4. What does a wetland do for us? Page 1 • It helps prevent erosion (http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module12/ErosionProtection.htm) • It collects the runoff pollution (http://www.epa.gov/nps/MMGI/Chapter4/ch4-8.html) • Wetlands filter different harmful substances (http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module12/Chemicalfunctionsofwetlands.htm)

  5. What does a wetland do for us? Page 2 • It helps prevent floods {not all } (http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module12/PhysicalHydrologicalfunctionsofwetlands.htm) • It saves us money (http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module12/SavingMoney.htm)

  6. What does a wetland do for animals ? • Provides an area for animals to live (http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module12/Biologicalfunctionsofwetlands.htm) • Ex.1 Migrating birds • Ex.2 Alligators • Ex. 3 Ducks • Provide food for different animals

  7. What I think • You shouldn’t drain wetlands • Wetlands are very important to us • People should care about helping wetlands

  8. What would happen if you drained wetlands ? • You wouldn’t have a a filter for harmful substances • More polluted air and water • The wetland animals would eventually become extinct • The animals living there would not have a home • More floods

  9. Don’t drain wetlands

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