Forested western wetlands could be important

When you think of wetlands, you
probably think of marshy areas around lakes and rivers. But there are also
wetlands in the damp forests of the Pacific Northwest. And those wetlands can
be very important for storing carbon and helping to slow climate change.
Researchers in Washington are mapping the forested wetlands of the West.
Natalia Mesa, Editorial Fellow for High Country News, joins us to talk about
the effort, and the importance of wetlands, which she recently wrote about.