A family ranch in eastern Washington is being secretly prosecuted by the state for alleged environmental crimes—without even being allowed to know the charges against them. The King family was doing what ranchers have done for generations: digging water ponds for cattle. But based on a Google Earth review, Washington Department of Ecology claimed the land was a protected wetland and launched an aggressive, even secretive, prosecution. Now that the case is getting national attention, U.S. Departm

Tour of Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park! Xixi National Wetland Park, situated in western Hangzhou, is a rare urban wetland. It is now the first and only national wetland park in China combining urban life, farming and culture. In this episode of I am in China, Josh goes to a traditional Chinese costume parade, meets a craftswoman who has been devoted to making bamboo basket for over 40 years and also talks to a leading researcher in the wetland. | China Matters

Another Level of Farming in Wetland | Takue Mdumeni