wetland

Example Sentences

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John Barnard, a wetland specialist, said: "There are historical records of swallowtails right across East Yorkshire. So bringing milk parsley back basically puts things in place for where they originally lived."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The findings suggest that expanding beaver populations in suitable wetland regions could provide substantial climate benefits by increasing the amount of carbon captured and stored, while limiting its release back into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Where tall acacias once cast cool shade over a wetland just upstream from the confluence of the Blue and White Nile, barren ground now lies exposed, criss-crossed by people gathering whatever wood remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

When I was 12, we moved to the outskirts of Newport Beach, to a condo apartment that faced a wetland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

I swiveled around, but the Illinois wetland had vanished.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros