Florida is planning 4,800 acres of wetlands at the mouth of the Kissimmee River to remove phosphorus before it reaches Lake Okeechobee, decades after engineers began undoing the river's earlier straightening

• Kissimmee river credit- Wikimedia commonsNature works in mysterious ways.
• We knew wetlands as places that support wildlife, provide shelter to birds and fish, and help maintain ecosystems.
• But did you know wetlands can also act as natural water filters?