A Swamp is a type of Wetland
How much do you know about Florida's "swamps". What good are they anyway? There is a link below to help you answer wetland questions.
- What type of wetland typically does not have trees?
- Which wetland stays saturated the whole year?
- What wetland is often found next to a river?
- Black gum and red maple live with what other tree in a wetland named for this other tree. What is the name of this wetland?
- What type of wetland would a squirrel prefer?
- What wetland tree is the most capable of surviving a flood?
- What is the CFWI?
- Is Sumter County (where our meeting area, Big Cypress Recreation Center is located, part of the CFWI?
- What type of wetland do you think is the driest? the wettest?
Payne's Prairie
The Villages FNPS will be visiting Payne's Prairie again this year (202). Is Payne's Prairie a wetland? Did you know it was once a lake?
The Geology of Payne's Prairie
What is a marsh? How about bog?
Florida's Liquid Assets
Wetlands
- Protect from floods.
- Collect and store excess storm and high tide water to protect dry land from floods.
- Provide storage for excess water.
- Perform erosion control by absorbing energy created by boat wakes.
- Maintain a buffer between open water and uplands.
- Create habitat for wildlife and migratory birds
- Seafood, shellfish, and sports fish develop in wetlands.
- Found in state parks, aquatic preserves, and estuarine research preserves.
