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Candice Davis

Heavy rains impact wildlife, demonstrate value of wetlands

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 4:09 PM
While many wait expectantly for the rainy season to end, biologists know heavy rains such as this week's weather in the bottomlands of southeast Missouri recharge wetlands by bringing new water into the system. Some conservation areas that tend to be affected by heavy rains in southeast Missouri include Ten Mile Pond, Swift Ditch Access, Seven Island CA, Donaldson Point, Wolf Bayou and Black Island. ...
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