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wetland

[wet-land] / ˈwɛtˌlænd /
NOUN
fen
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Meanwhile, pollen preserved in nearby sediments revealed a variety of wetland plants, including reeds, sedges, willow, tamarisk, and aquatic vegetation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Their return would also benefit other species which depend on healthy wetland habitats including herons and birds of prey, they added.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Not everyone shares her exhilaration at spotting a cranberry blue and a northern blue in a Danish wetland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Instead of racing through trees and vegetation, these fires smolder through dried wetland soils and large deposits of peat, often continuing underground at relatively low temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

As the pilot turned back toward his base, he pointed down to the wetland below.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

They said water agencies have committed under the agreements to carry out restoration work on about 20,000 acres of floodplain habitat as well as more than 5,000 acres of tidal wetlands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Found in northern Israel, the fossil has helped researchers reconstruct a surprisingly lush prehistoric landscape filled with forests, rivers, wetlands, and abundant vegetation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The King walked along a new boardwalk through the wetlands to see the conservation work being done to protect this vulnerable, low lying island from climate change.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Golden rice fields stretch across the Vercelli plain between Milan and Turin, a parcelled landscape broken only by the wood and wetlands created by Cerutti, now home to rare birds and insects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The land below was bottomland, where red maples, trees of the wetlands, grew.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George


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