Wetland May 2026

“I got lost,” the boy whispered. “My dad said it was just a ditch. He said it was nothing.”

He didn’t know if it would work. They would come back with bigger machines and men in hard hats. But for tonight, the boundary was gone. The land had no owner. It only had its defenders. wetland

He helped the boy out. “Go home. Tell your dad you fell in a ditch.” “I got lost,” the boy whispered

“Hold on,” Elias grunted, swinging the punt around. He reached down, hauling the boy over the gunwale. The child shivered, reeds clinging to his wet jeans. “I got lost