Balk’s Outline to Outlining the Waters of the U.S.

In addition to harvest time, crisp leaves,
cooler temperatures, and pumpkin spice
everything, fall is the time we think about
wetlands. Wait, you don’t think about
wetlands more in the fall? We as biologists
do since this is the time for annual
monitoring of wetland revegetation sites,
since generally the main players (willows)
have done all their growing for the season
but have not yet lost their leaves. But what
officially makes a “wetland”
anyway? Forge on, dear reader.

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