The Mississippi Delta was destined to become the s...  ...the region’s upraised terrain; the rest is swamp or marsh. One Frenchman called it “Nothing...  ...neers went to work to make more land, by draining swampland and diverting water. The result of all that work...

Wetlands can be dismal swamps , or they can be beautiful vacation destinations l...

The words " swamp " and "beautiful" do not often appear in the same...  ...hing. See a collection of gorgeous photographs of swamps around the world at Environmental Graffiti. Pictu...

Photo: amaw [Flickr]I learned two things from this...  ...this neat post over at Kuriositas: 1) Atchafalaya Swamp is the largest swamp in the United States and 2) it's strikingly gorge...  ...tself is something of a mystery. When exactly the swamp got its name is unknown, thoug...