"Beavers reintroduced to southwest Oregon to restore wetlands"

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/23/beavers-return-vesper-meadow/

when #ecosystems thrive, they protect us—absorbing #floods, softening #heatwaves, keeping #disease in check. #forests, #wetlands, #reefs, and #grasslands act as nature’s safety net, holding everything in #balance. but when we destroy them, we unravel the very systems keeping us alive. ⁠
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by protecting #nature, we protect ourselves. every #tree, every #river, every #species is part of the web that holds our world together. if we want a future, we have to fight for it.

- #EarthlyEducation

Missed this update at the end of February.

Glad to learn Canton Topgolf project's wetlands permit rejected by state of Michigan.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2025/02/27/canton-topgolf-wetlands-permit-denied-egle/80468926007/

I arrive in predawn darkness to venture into the Fernhill Wetlands preserve. My eyes glance upward to the nighttime sky already graying in the east. The moon pushes night toward the western horizon, fleeing the advent of morning light. My ears catch the dim hum of traffic hanging at the edges of quiet.

#wetlands #birdwatching #flowers #sunrises #sunsets #rainbows #clouds #mountains #lakes #Oregon #industrialism #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photoessay

https://www.sacredwonderland.us/fernhill-wetlands/

#MarshMadness Day 5

A proper marsh! yeah some dead trees in the back but the foreground area is all proper marsh! Technically, marshes are wetlands dominated by grasses and similar herbaceous plants, whereas swamps are wetlands dominated by woody plants (trees). In case you wondered the difference...but they are both types of wetlands so I say join in the hashtag fun of Marsh Madness if you have anything somewhat fitting!

Workshop at Knepp: "..learn about beaver ecology and behaviour, and the effects these ecosystem engineers have on landscapes, watercourses and biodiversity." https://knepp.co.uk/view/safaris/beaver-workshop/
#ReWilding #SolarPunkSunday #RestoreWetlands #Wetlands #BeaversForBiodiversity #Beavers #Knepp

"Where the mighty Danube river meets the Black Sea, it has created a massive deltaland, Europe’s largest wetland area. It is still surprisingly wild and relatively undestroyed." https://rewilding-danube-delta.com/
#ReWilding #SolarPunkSunday #RestoreWetlands #Wetlands

Celebrating the start of #MarshMadness

@photography #Photography #AmateurPhotography #outdoor #Wetlands

Time for an introduction post.

I was in the Nov '22 migration from the birdsite. Enjoyed a good server, but I needed to move to a non-US one.
Retired, married many decades, recently moved to a blue state. I mostly boost an eclectic mix of others toots.
There may be cursing. I am dieting.
Looking forward to connecting with new and old friends.

#introduction #libraries #books #history #USPolitics #wetlands #Birds #democracy #BlackLivesMatter #Disability #mysteries #gardening
She/her

Large-scale loss of Mediterranean coastal marshes under rising sea levels by 2100 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02099-2

#Mediterranean #coastal #wetlands account for important biodiversity and ecosystem services. But climate-change induced #sealevel rise poses a critical risk to their survival. Here, we assess these risks for Mediterranean coastal marshes, one key type of Mediterranean coastal wetlands, and identify main drivers for future coastal marsh change for the Mediterranean and comparable coastlines. We apply an integrated modelling approach that accounts for future sea-level rise, sediment accretion, coastal management and marsh inland migration processes. Depending on climate mitigation scenarios, widespread coastal marsh loss is projected, ranging from 8% to 92% of current extents. For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100 for current coastal management and sediment supply scenarios. Overall, losses could at least be halved if additional inland migration space were created, e.g. through passive or active habitat restoration. Bold climate mitigation and local adaptation are needed to preserve existing coastal marshes.

Took our bedding out so it could get some sun. I'm a bit shocked that in some countries this is illegal. Something about property value. I hate dictatorships.

Early explorations for a new #wetlands environmental data project - this is a multi-modal browser, timelapse stills and continuous audio.

Return of tiny olive perchlet to the wild in Victoria offers hope for endangered species https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-19/rare-fish-olive-perchlet-once-extinct-in-victoria-makes-comeback/104825572

"This #fish, around 5 cm long, was officially declared extinct in Victoria in the 1980s after it was last spotted in the wild way back in 1929. This population, which has been bred in captivity, forms part of a much larger effort to bring the species back into the wild across #wetlands and river systems... The species eats smaller aquatic pests and is a food source for water #birds"