View live trumpeter swans in Kenue Park

By kiley | July 5, 2019
a swan in front of the Dickinson County Nature Center

An eight-foot wingspan, long legs and a graceful neck — the trumpeter swans in Kenue Park are a lovely sight. The two rehabilitated trumpeter swans live year-round on the wetland viewable from the Dickinson County Nature Center in Okoboji. “We have both a male and female trumpeter swan on our wetland, and they are flightless Read More »

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Four types of wetlands

By kiley | March 18, 2019
swamp

Bog, marsh, swamp, fen. Often these words are used interchangeably, but in reality, each is its own type of wetland, which is a word used to refer to water-saturated landscapes. (Watch: What is a wetland?) Marsh A marsh is a wetland that is continually full of water. If you have been to the Florida Everglades, Read More »

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