upland
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Mitigation work like protecting existing woodlands and restoring carbon-rich peat soils would help safeguard upland ecosystems but also support downstream communities by "improving water quality and reducing flooding", it said.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Forest Service, are overgrown because of decades of fire suppression, and that thinning them out through controlled burns would help reduce the amount of water absorbed by upland vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It also has unusual habitats like ffridd, a Welsh term for a type of upland ecosystem common in Wales, that is made up of a combination of habitats including bog, acid grassland, and bracken.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
The bitter upland plains, the purple wastes of sage, the wild, swift antelope, and the grouse are then a natural system in perfect balance.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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