Wetlands 101: Why These Habitats Matter
Jul 31, 2025•17 min•Season 5Ep. 31
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Episode description
Ana Burns, senior area manager at Davey Resource Group (DRG), talks all about wetlands, their ecological importance and the work that DRG is doing to preserve these natural habitats.
In this episode we cover:
- What is Davey Resource Group (DRG)? (00:41)
- Ana's role at DRG (1:15)
- How is a wetland defined? (1:49)
- How are wetlands important to the environment? (2:54)
- How does DRG work with wetlands? (3:29)
- Sustainability and constructing around them (5:49)
- Cool plants that only grow in wetlands (6:50)
- Wetlands in the spring (8:20)
- The meaning behind preserving these natural areas (9:53)
- What does a DRG team do at a wetland? (10:52)
- Davey's SEED Campus wetland habitats (13:23)
- SEED Campus bog research (14:06)
- How did Ana choose this career path? (14:49)
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