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Wetland Connection
 Wetlands
help keep lakes clean by filtering sediments
and excess nutrients. Acting like natural sponges, wetlands
slow down water. This function reduces flooding, stabilizes stream flows
and lake levels, and provides recharge
for groundwater.
Shoreline wetlands are habitat for a diverse community
of plants and animals such as northern pike, which spawn among aquatic
vegetation. Nutrient-rich sediments and soils in wetlands support insects,
frogs, and other small animals eaten by fish and wildlife. Wetland vegetation
provides food and cover for waterfowl, muskrats, and other wildlife.
In addition to shoreland wetlands, the amount and quality
of wetlands within a lake's watershed also
affect lakes.
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Through the Looking Glass
An illustrated field guide to aquatic plants that
also notes each plant’s importance in the environment, and
if the plant is a native or exotic species.
Order
online |
| Shoreland
plants and landscaping (PDF 545 KB) |
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