About Wetlands
Wetlands are super cool and important ecosystems for countless plants and animals. Although they make up only a small portion of our planet's surface area around 40 percent of the Earth's plants and animals depend on them. Wetlands face many dangers in todays world, most of which have to do with human expansion. Explore the resources below to learn more about wetlands.
Resources
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Project WET is an amazing resource for educators to pull lesson plans and activities from to aid in their teaching about all things water. Including wetlands! https://www.projectwet.org/
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10 great things that everyone can do to help protect our wetlands: https://www.fws.gov/story/2023-06/10-ways-you-can-help-conserve-wetlands
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A simple and informative article that shows the importance of wetlands: https://www.fws.gov/story/5-things-you-need-know-about-wetlands
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An interesting video about wetlands and the roles that they play in our environment: https://sdpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/idptv11.sci.life.eco.d4kwet/wetlands/
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A great video with a lot of great videography for ideas about what to draw on your contest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJb9BRsLvg
Hopefully after visiting the educational resources above and looking over the fact sheet that is attached to the coloring contest you have a better understanding of wetlands. Wetlands are super important for plants, animals, and people! For even more information about Wetlands check out our mentor page to be connected with a conservation professional in your area.
