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Lauren Bortolotti

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Adjunct Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan

When wetlands are drained, carbon-rich sediments are exposed to the air, allowing rapid decomposition and the release of carbon dioxide. (Ducks Unlimited Canada)

February 16, 2026

Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

Kerri Finlay, University of Regina; Colin Whitfield, University of Saskatchewan, and Lauren Bortolotti, University of Saskatchewan

Some tout wetland drainage as providing numerous benefits, including reducing emissions. This assertion is not supported by science.

Yellow-headed Blackbird in flight over cattails in a prairie marshland in Alberta. (Shutterstock)

November 4, 2019

Warmer, wetter climate benefits some birds as wetlands vanish

Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle, University of Saskatchewan; Lauren Bortolotti, University of Saskatchewan, and Lionel Leston, University of Alberta

The Canadian Prairies are vanishing more quickly than the Amazon rainforest as they are converted for agriculture and industrial uses.

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