WetlandsBy Jack

What a wetland is...

• A Wetland is like the kidneys of the river, they clean out rubbish and petulance in the river.

• Some wetlands can take up to 1 or 2 days to walk but the bigger the wetland

• the more • pollutants • it takes • out of the water.

Names of Wetlands• Swamp, Bog, Fen, Marsh, Quag,

Quagmire, Slough, Swampland, Mire, Morass, and Muskeg.

What is a man made wetland? • A man made wetland is one that has been constructed by humans to use for example to filter stormwater.

What is a natural wetland?

• A natural wetland is a wetland that has occurred naturally with Mother Nature!

The purpose of a constructed Wetland...

It’s meant to filter out the pollution and contaminants in the water.