Wetlands

We frequently receive calls from landowners or those purchasing land who have been told by city or county staff that a wetland assessment or delineation must be done on the property before any building or development can occur.  If streams or soggy ground are present on the land parcel this requirement seems reasonable.  But –…

What do marshes, swamps, bogs, fens, quagmires, muskegs, sloughs, moors, and bayous have in common? These are all different names for wetlands. When you hear these terms, you may think that they refer to mysterious, soggy areas filled with snakes, alligators and all kinds of terrifying creatures.  The purveyors of popular culture have made millions…