Introduction:

Your goal is to research about your chosen topic. Below are a few web sites to help you get started. The section labeled General Wetland Knowledge is for everyone to use. This section may provide useful information for each topic. Remember our purpose is to gather enough information to persuade the Park District not to sell the wetland area. Don't forget that time is limited....search wisely!!

Begin your search by "clicking" on a choice in the box below:

• What is a wetland?
• Wetlands Are More Than Mere Swamps
• The definition of a wetland

• Bog Turtles
• Wildlife Research Center
• Birding by Lake Ontario

• Marsh plantlife
• Bog Plantlife
• Wetland Fauna
• Marsh ecology
• Inside a Mangrove

• Government and Non-government Agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency

• Cranberry growing
• Peat Moss
• Soils

• Why are wetlands important?
• Wetland Sites: Links to other wetland sites

• Dr. L. Gordon Goldsborough

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