Wetlands are found from the tundra to the tropics, and on every continent except Antarctica. For regulatory purposes under the Clean Water Act, the term wetlands means “those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas.”

Inland wetlands include marshes and wet meadows dominated by herbaceous plants, swamps dominated by shrubs, and wooded swamps dominated by trees.

“Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. Water saturation largely determines how the soil develops and the types of plant and animal communities living in and on the soil. Wetlands may support both aquatic and terrestrial species. The prolonged presence of water creates conditions that favor the growth of specially adapted plants and promote the development of characteristic wetlands soils.”
— EPA, America’s Wetlands: Our Vital Link Between Land and Water

Units of Development with Wetland Preserves:

• Unit 9A/9B- Abacoa
• Unit 11- PGA National
• Unit 16- First Park South Florida
• Unit 21- Old Marsh
• Unit 23- The Shores
• Unit 24- Ironhorse
• Unit 27B- Botanica
• Unit 29- North Fork
• Unit 33- Cypress Cove
• Unit 43- Mirasol
• Unit 44- Bear's Club
• Unit 45- Paseos
• Unit 49- Northern Palm Beach County Business Park