Crossposted from Headwaters

Each May, we celebrate American Wetlands Month to shine a light on these special ecosystems that provide clean water, flood protection, and critical habitat for plants, fish, and wildlife.

This year also marks the 50^th anniversary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetland Inventory Program, a vital tool for tracking wetlands across the United States, including right here in King County. You can learn more about this work and check out status and trends in the NWI’s 50^th anniversary Storymap. The NWI includes a wetland inventory that was developed by King County and adopted by the USFWS in 2024. Read more.