salt marsh
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She said it would previously have been a "lush salt marsh" full of plants which would have attracted animals and, in turn, humans - possibly for fishing or hunting.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
EDF then suggested a plan to flood 1,500 acres of nearby coast to create a salt marsh breeding ground to offset any fish death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The Refuge contains multitudes — specifically salt marsh, mud flats, freshwater wetlands and streams amid temperate and old-growth forests, grasslands, coastal dunes and beach coastline.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
What was once a landfill is now home to a large sports field, an ecological salt marsh, a dog run, a boardwalk, manicured lawns and Manhattan’s first public beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023
In the late afternoon Mary took Will and Lyra along the riverbank, past the fishing posts where the nets were tied, and through the wide salt marsh toward the sea.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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