What is a Fen?

Fens are an important wetland type in the mountains of California. Fens are permanently saturated wetlands, receiving significant water and nutrients from a ground source of water. Ground water fed fens are widespread in the California mountains of the Sierra Nevada, coast range, and southern Cascades.

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Fen, Definition, Description, Chemistry, Plants, Fen vs Bog, & Facts

Fens Wildlife Journal Junior

What is a Fen? The Nature of ACRES' Springy Places - ACRES Land Trust

What is a Fen?

What Is A Fen? - WorldAtlas

Wetland Types Department of Environmental Conservation

What is a Fen?

Fens in Ireland FactsheetIrish Peatland Conservation Council

What is a Fen?

Peatland (Mire Types): Based on Origin and Behavior of Water, Peat Genesis, Landscape Position, and Climate

Nutuvukti Lake and Fen (U.S. National Park Service)

Britain's sinking land - exploring the Fens

Theatre & Thought: Caryl Churchill's FEN + The Dramaturgical Process - Court Theatre

What is a Fen? The Nature of ACRES' Springy Places - ACRES Land Trust