Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close A largely undeveloped wetland complex composed of sloughs, bogs, and coastal lagoons that harbor the largest natural wild rice bed on the Great Lakes Wetlands in Watsonville, California at sunset. Danielle Karonis Tide pools on coast of seldovia AK running out toward the sea. Home to a variety of sea creatures including sea stars, sea snails, and octopi. Whales, otters, and puffin live in the water of the coast and birds nest in the rock cliff near the waters edge. The habitat has been protect by the seldovia village tribe and the area supports a healthy population of bald eagles and other endangered species on the land and in the sea. Emily Shirtz christchurch school waterfront, VA Hao Iris An alligator bathing in the sunlight Bethany Soileau Alec Batts This is a glass frog near a stream in Western Ecuador. This species is about the size of a dime and they wait for seasonal rains to breed and lay their eggs Zane Johnson This photo depicts the beautiful sunset over the Assawoman Bay in Ocean City, Maryland during a summer evening in August 2014. Chelsey Nemphos Christchurch waterfront, VA Hao Iris A heron hiding in the grass Bethany Soileau Alec Batts Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park in Florida Daysi Umpierre Even the rainy days are beautiful here at the Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park in Columbus, Ohio. Grace Debbeler Baby Snapping turtle hiding on the side of the marsh on Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie. Chloe Nostrant Cado Lake, Texas Amber Cole Caddo Lake Texas Amber Cole Alec Batts Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park in Florida Daysi Umpierre This famous place is a view of the Grand Prismatic Spring, located at Yellowstone National Park, near the West Entrance. The colors and shallow water is the most beautiful characteristic of this site. It is a wetland that should be preserved, as well as all other ecosystems. Eliane Zaparoli Quiles It is a beautiful interface between the land and the incredible Green Lake at Green Lakes State Park, near the city of Syracuse NY. This wetland is home for a lot of life, a good view to be seen, and an important place to be preserved. Eliane Zaparoli Quiles Horse among the salt marsh in the Rachel Carson Reserve, in Beaufort, North Carolina, east coast of United States. Management of these wild horses has been successful in this coastal wetland reserve since 1990's. Photo taken in June, 2014. Rafaela Granzotti Ethan Staats is a M.Sc. graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University studying biology. His research interests include predator-prey interaction ecology, Wetlands biodiversity and ecosystems function, and evolutionary biology, and he has worked with aquatic macro-invertbrates in his research. He believes that photography is a good way to communicate the beauty and uniqueness found in nature. Ethan Staats Small moments with nature can leave a big impact and having connections with nature encourages conservation. Wetlands are havens for nature and vital to the world ecosystem. Sophia Tanner View of Crater Lake ,OR Alejandra Lozada