1. WETLANDS

2. WHAT ARE WETLANDS? 1. Area thats wet (saturated with water) 2. Poorly drained soils

3. How is a wetland different than…

4. THERE ARE 5 TYPES OF WETLANDS: SWAMP BOG FEN PRAIRIE POTHOLE MARSH

5. FLOODED FOREST

6. INFLOW ACIDITY

7. NUTRIENTS INFLOW OUTFLOW

8. GROUND WATER RAIN WATER

9. EMERGENT VEGETATION NUTRIENTS

10. GUESS THE TYPE OF WETLAND? Get into a group. You will be given a picture of a wetland. Try and figure out what type of wetland you have?

11. WHY ARE WETLANDS IMPORTANT? Provide food and shelter to wildlife Filter out sediments and chemicals Absorb nutrients Store excess water Anything else?

12. What if all the water in the world was in this bottle?

13. THINGS WE DO THAT IMPACT OUR WETLANDS Spill chemicals or gas near wetlands ATV to close to wetlands or off trails Litter Develop new malls or stores – drain wetlands Leave water running Leave lights turned on

14. I ____________________________ will pledge to… (name) ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ _________________________ I ____________________________ will pledge to… (name) ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ _________________________ What can you do to help??