
Residents can walk along mowed paths and learn about this rich wildlife habitat. (Credit: Sandy Hausman)
Wetlands go by many names — marshes, bogs, swamps and bayous. But whatever they’re called, the fact is they’re disappearing here in Virginia.
More than half have been drained and developed since the first settlers arrived. Now, however, some communities are reversing that trend.
Sandy Hausman visited one and filed this report.