Is a Swamp a Wetland?

by Mike on July 2, 2008

in Environmental, Water

A few years ago, a guy I worked with asked me, “why do we now call all these swamps wetlands?”. At the time I answered, “must just be the way to get people to think about them differently, you know give them some value.” The word swamp conjures up images of stinky stagnant water with a greenish tinge.

2586700179_795299e830_mHowever, as I’ve since found out, swamps are just a type of wetland. Which kind of makes sense. There are actually a number of categories of wetlands out there, check these links if you are interested in learning more…

US EPA Wetlands

Swamps on Wikipedia

Wetlands on Natural Resources Canada

By the way, the five types of wetland are (from the Canadian guide):

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