wetland
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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
In 2025, the detention facility was built over the course of eight days in the Everglades, a protected wetland known for its alligators.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
They’re a little large for me, and they feel like a wetland inside.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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
Its rivers, wetlands, forests, and grasslands would have offered dependable sources of water, vegetation, and animal life for populations traveling through the region.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Graham said the pups helped highlight how wetlands supported both wildlife and people.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
Seabirds packed into the wetlands, but they soon gave up and flew across the ocean in search of new homes.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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