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America's Wetlands - Contents

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Wetlands and People Wetlands and Nature What are Wetlands? America's Wetlands More Information Wetlands Protection Status and Trends EPA Home Page

Photo credits: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Sandbill Cranes Lake Andes NWR, Gary Zahn

Welcome to "America's Wetlands." This site will give you a better understanding of the rich variety of wetlands, their importance, how they are threatened, and what can be done to conserve them for future generations.

This entire site is also available as an Adobe Acrobat file for your convenience. The Acrobat file contains all of the information in this site in a pamphlet format, suitable for printing. 

America's Wetlands: Our Vital Link Between Land and Water (PDF) (16 pp, 740K)


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