sloughs and bogs. The newly adopted regulations amend the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, which was originally passed in 1975 and began having amendments in 2022. The update defines new key ...

When most of us think of bog bodies, we think of northwestern Europe ... American elm, red mulberry) and freshwater swamp (black gum, swamp dogwood, willow) as well as pine woodland.

turtles and other freshwater species. More than 40% of the country’s fish and turtles are at risk of extinction, primarily because of habitat loss and development, pollution, poaching, invasive ...

Meanwhile, the southern bog turtle is disappearing as nonnative plants invade ... The southeastern United States is a global hotspot of diversity for fish, turtles and other freshwater species, ...

Chautauqua County is leading the league in lawsuits seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Regulations. A second lawsuit asking a court to overturn the regulations was filed Wednesday ...