05 Feb Wetlands invaluable for animals and people. Their influence is particularly evident on the Nida River.
Wetlands are not only home to many rare plant and animal species. It’s also a huge reservoir of water, extremely important in the fight against climate change. Today is World Wetlands Day. Last year, such a place was established near Umianowice.
A visit to the floodplains near Umianowice is almost like watching a nature film.
The abundance of waterbirds surprises even naturalists, who completed hydrological work in the area several months ago.
During the surveys, habitat for thick shelled river mussels, toads and 14 species of fish were also discovered.
Due to such a large food base, white-tailed eagles also returned here in November. This happened thanks to the fact that naturalists from the Complex of Świętokrzyskie and Nadnidziańskie Landscape Parks restored oxbow lakes more than 20 kilometers long. This resulted in the gain of about 100 hectares of wetland trenches, which are invaluable not only for animals, but also for humans.
Wetlands are a huge reservoir of water, which is extremely important due to climate changes. And the Swamp acts as a sponge.
The effect can be seen, for example, now during the recent flooding, thanks to the spillway in Umianowice, water from Nida did not flood the residents of Pińczow.
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