Maui County’s Department of Planning is creating a public tool that will help reduce flood risk while protecting and restoring important natural wetland ecosystems. As part of a new county law, ...

The first comprehensive new map for the Mendenhall wetlands area since 1979 is nearing completion and the cartographer for the project — who started drawing local maps around that time — says things ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Unique Wetlands Ecosystems Protect Us from Flooding, Filter Our Drinking ...

Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Yet with increasing urbanization and agricultural expansion, wetlands around the globe are in danger. Better mapping of wetlands worldwide ...

Moss-covered vine maples in the Hoh River Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington. Credit: Floris van Breugel/NPL/Minden Pictures On a warm day in August, Anthony Stewart hiked through a forest ...