wetlands
Example Sentences
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"Great effort went into straightening rivers to harness them for our use, but also into enabling agriculture by draining the wetlands."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Planting native broadleaf trees creates cooler, shadier woodland that is less likely to ignite, while restoring rivers and wetlands helps hold water in the landscape, keeping surrounding land damp.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Yurok Tribe construction and fisheries crews pulled up roughly 20 acres of thick asphalt, restored the channel to a mile-long braided waterway and built wetlands and two ponds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
For five decades, presidential administrations, businesses and states have fought over what wetlands and waterways should be protected from pollution by this landmark environmental legislation.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
An hour out of the basement, Fang and I trudged along the dark corridor of road cutting through the wetlands park on the outskirts of town.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
