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Question of the Week

May is Wetlands Month! You're probably aware that marshes, swamps, and bogs are all different types of wetlands, but have you ever heard of a fen?

Martin Luther King
Source: EPA

Fens are peat-forming wetlands that receive nutrients from groundwater movement and drainage from surrounding mineral soils, rather than from precipitation.

Below are some statements about fens. Decide which statments are True (T) and which are False (F).

Fens are less acidic and have higher nutrient levels than bogs.

Fens are often found in the southern hemisphere.

Fens have no effect on water quality.

Fens are rare and protecting them is very important.

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Name	County
Steve Ankney	Westmoreland
Nathan Bates	Westmoreland
Dakota Bejster	Westmoreland
Nick Crits-Christoph	Chester
Brenna Curran	Chester
Maria DeCario	Westmoreland
Sal DeCario	Westmoreland
Jonathan Dubin	Chester
Daniel Dufoe	Chester
Jenna Fisher	Chester
Alison Hudock	Westmoreland
Courtney Kahl	Delaware
Breana Liberoni	Westmoreland
Doreen Lu	Delaware
John Lukon	Westmoreland
Krystalyn Martin	Westmoreland
Jeannie McGuire	Delaware
Emily McKenna	Delaware
Brittany Moyer	Delaware
Matt Murphy	Delaware
Steve Plunkett	Delaware
Kristen Renna	Delaware
Liz Richards	Allegheny
Brittney Seevers	Westmoreland
David Seevers	Westmoreland
Connor Wege	Westmoreland

Source: EPA

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US Environmental Protection Agency

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Source: EPA

Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Standard

4.1 Watersheds and Wetlands

Activity:

Wonderville Wetlands

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