Midwest Wetland (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Midwest Wetland

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Riverine wetlands such as these in northwest Iowa used to be commonplace across much of the Midwest, but millions of acres of them have disappeared since European settlement.

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(Photo courtesy of the USDA Natural Resources conservation Service)

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