Water control structure at Great Dismal Swamp Refuge

A raised walkway over a wetland leads to a water control structure.
Photo By/Credit

Lyric Buxton/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/13/2024
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A water control structure at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia and North Carolina. This and other such structures were installed to "rewet" the peat wetland — restore its nature hydrology after loggers and others drained it starting in the 18th century.
Facility
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Forest
Wetland
Subject tags
Climate change
Fire management
Habitat restoration
Nature-based solutions
Water management
Wetland restoration