Chesapeake Bay Program notes increase in wetlands across the watershed

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Two American black ducks paddle through a clump of brown marsh grasses growing out of blue water in wintertime.
American black ducks visit salt marsh wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, Md., on Jan. 9, 2023. (Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program - Download image (1.1 MB))

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