Save the Wetlands
 
Date: 12/2/2024
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Credit: 2 hours

Wetlands are transitional ecosystems between terrestrial and aquatic habitats where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water.

For purposes of classification, wetlands must have the following attributes.

At least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytes.

The substrate is mostly un-drained hydric soil; and The substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at some time during the growing season of each year.

The Clean Water Act regulates the polluting of national waterways, which includes wetlands.

 

Course Number:  LWP111423
Field of Study: Environmental
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None