Wetlands

Wetlands are areas that have soils that are inundated or saturated for part of the year or for the entire year, and are also known as bogs, marshes, and swamps. Under federal definition, the inundation or saturation of soil in a wetland is at a frequency and duration to sufficiently support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. Wetlands allow rainwater to pool and slowly infiltrate into the ground, but are also seeps that provide water at the ground surface.