Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced new regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state on Tuesday.

Freshwater fish are an ‘aquatic version of the canary in the coalmine’ for Africa’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, a new report ...

In 2022, New York's Freshwater Wetlands Act (Environmental Conservation Law Article 24 – the Act) was amended to direct several changes to the way DEC administers its program.

The Maurepas Swamp River Reintroduction focuses only on moving nutrient-laden fresh water into the swamp, to revitalize the health of the cypress-tupelo forest and wetlands.

The regulations also affect smaller wetlands considered to be of unusual local importance – which Wehfritz said includes Chautauqua Lake and its watershed. “DEC Region 9, now interprets the ...

New trees are few and far between, and the ones there are struggling to stay alive. If the trend continues, Louisiana could lose one of its largest freshwater swamps and a major buffer between ...

Docks are pictured on Chautauqua Lake in this file photo. Two Chautauqua County organizations have filed lawsuits seeking to annul the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, with two more lawsuits filed in ...

Ground was broken Tuesday, December 3, on a project to help revitalize the Maurepas Swamp’s more than 45,000 acres.

Flush with Cash, State Lawmakers Consider Water Risks — Water is poised for prominence this year in state law and policy. The Lead The 400,000 acre Okefenokee Swamp, located in southeastern Georgia, ...

Zoom in: Federal, state and local authorities broke ground last week on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project, which will bring freshwater, sediment and nutrients back to Louisiana ...

Long Island's freshwater wetlands are mostly located in the center of the island, like the Pine Barrens; many of the wetlands along the coasts are saltwater.