Tag Archives: wetlands

An Earth Day Poem

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Pam Lazos

Okay, so it doesn’t rhyme, but you get the point, eh? Everything we use ends up in the water So if we want to keep our heads above water Before we are all in hot water and we don’t want … Continue reading →

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Today is World Wetlands Day Yet Wetlands Are In Danger Now More Than Ever.

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Pam Lazos

By: Ivy Steinberg-McElroy Wetlands are a vital ecosystem that provide us with much more than recreation— they protect endangered flora and fauna, filter pollutants out of the water, absorb carbon, and act as buffers during flood events. Despite this, wetlands … Continue reading →

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Happy World Wetlands Day!

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Pam Lazos

A Time to Restore February 2nd marked the 52nd anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. Signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, this inter-governmental treaty sought to assure that the world would conserve and protect its wetlands … Continue reading →

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May is National Wetlands Month!

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Pam Lazos

May is National Wetlands month.  Why does that matter?  Because wetlands are tremendously important and among the most productive ecosystems in the universe — okay, maybe not the universe, but the planet — holding the space for a wide variety … Continue reading →

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Swamp Love Trifecta

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Pam Lazos

Show me the money! If I told you one-eighth of the world’s inhabitants depend on wetlands for their livelihood you would probably say I’m crazy.  They’re just swamps, right?  Yes they are swamps, and yet, the Chesapeake Bay, the Louisiana … Continue reading →

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Okefenokee

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Pam Lazos

Swamp Love, Redux The Okefenokee National Wildlife Area — a giant peat boggy swamp listed on the Ramsar Site of wetlands of particular ecological importance — is a swath of swamp approximately 438,000 acres in size and one of the … Continue reading →

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Swamp Love

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Pam Lazos

Today, February 14th, is Valentine’s Day, a universal day of love. But is there something more to Valentine’s Day than overpriced roses and chocolates? Let’s discuss. The Greeks had seven different words for love which you can read more about … Continue reading →

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World Toilet Day and the East Kolkata Wetlands

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Pam Lazos

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Sponge Cities

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Pam Lazos

[photo credit – The Source magazine – 8.30.2017]   Sponge Cities As I made my way into work the other day, an announcement on the radio alerted me to a flood warning that would be in effect until later that … Continue reading →

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Spread the Purple Love Grass

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Pam Lazos

[All photos by Arianna Rich — pictured:  purple love grass plugs awaiting planting] Spread the Purple Love Grass Few things provide as much meaning in life as working in service to something you love.   It’s no secret that I love … Continue reading →

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