Wetlands, while many people and maybe even you see a swamp, a scary place that should just be drained and used for something more useful, like a walmart parking lot or the state penitentiary, The goal of this video is to show you what these birds or this alligator already know, the importance of wetlands not just today but how we can integrate them into our future and adapt to a rapidly changing world. All in an easy to digest numbered list.

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0:00 Introduction
0:37 Types of Wetlands
1:28 Wetlands are Carbon Sinks
2:23 Wetlands are Homes for Wildlife in a Changing World
5:00 Wetlands are Home to keystone Species
6:37 Bekisphere Explains Efforts to Protect Elkhorn Slough
7:30 Wetlands Stabalize and Protect Coasts
8:28 Wetlands Purify Water
9:48 Outro

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