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2025–2030 SCORP 51 SUPPLY Wetlands Nebraska's wetlands are a unique resource for outdoor recreation. The role wetlands can play in outdoor recreation is vast. They provide opportunities to hunt, trap, hike, fish and view or photograph plants and wildlife. They can also help protect developed areas by storing flood water, slowing runoff, and reducing soil loss and erosion. Outdoor recreation is an excellent tool to help educate people about and conserve wetlands. Wetlands vary greatly in nature and appearance due to physical features such as geographic location, water source and permanence, and chemical properties. Some wetlands hold water for only a short time in the spring, while others never go completely dry. Many wetlands receive their water from groundwater aquifers and others are totally dependent on precipitation and runoff. These extremes provide engaging landscapes and many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Nebraska has diverse wetlands across the state. There are many types of wetlands: Marshes Playas Seep Areas Forested Swamps Fens Wet Meadows Oxbows River and Stream Backwaters Lakes The State of Nebraska has adopted the federal definition that wetlands are "those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation." Did you know that wetlands can be in urban environments, and even your own backyard? Check out this video on the Urban Wetlands of Nebraska. https://youtu.be/EvUBVdUtYmg A black-crowned night heron lands at a shallow pond near Ellsworth. DRAF T