Phoenix Oyster Mushroom

Fungi > Agarics & Gilled Mushrooms

The Marsh Honey Fungus (Armillaria ectypa) is one of the rarest, most ecologically unique, and strictly protected fungi in the world. Unlike all other honey mushrooms which grow on trees or woody roots, this mysterious basidiomycete is an obligate wetland specialist...

Baillon’s Crake

Birds > Rails & Coots

Baillon’s Crake (Zapornia pusilla) is the smallest species of rail in Europe and Africa, barely larger than a common starling. Named in honor of French naturalist Louis Antoine François Baillon, this tiny, exquisite marsh phantom navigates the densest aquatic...

Goliath Heron

Birds > Pelecaniformes

The Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) is the undisputed colossal titan of the world’s wading birds and the largest living heron on Earth. Standing an astounding five feet tall with a magnificent seven-foot wingspan, this majestic monarch of African waterways towers...

Siberian Crane

Birds > Gruiformes

The Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus), celebrated across northern cultures as the ‘White Crane’ or ‘Lily of the Birds’, is one of the most regal, ancient, and critically endangered wetland birds on Earth. Draped in pure, snow-white plumage...

Showy Lady Slipper

Plants > Orchids

The Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae), celebrated as the state flower of Minnesota and universally regarded as the queen of North American orchids, is a monumental terrestrial orchid native to the pristine calcareous wetlands of the north woods....