Energy and Environment The Value of Swamps: The Comments of Dr. Mike Baltz. WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher Published June 28, 2019 at 7:00 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:59 WSIU/Kevin Boucher Recording the Sounds of The Oakwood Bottoms Swamp. Photograph taken July 1st, 2018. Ornithologist Dr. Mike Baltz talks about how important swamps are in the ecosystem.This feature was written and narrated by Mike Baltz.