wetland
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Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Today, 5 million acres of wetlands cover 15% of the state.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Trees that had been encroaching on the wetlands were felled.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The wetlands filter water, slow the river’s flow and provide habitat for waterfowl and spawning fish.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
In a report published in February, researchers predicted that three quarters of Louisiana’s wetlands could be underwater by 2070.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Wild rice production decreased dramatically since the 1900s after the destruction of thousands of acres of wetlands to support farms, settlements, mining, and lodging.
—Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
Loser: More wetlands unprotected The very first bill Holcomb signed this session strips more protections for Indiana's few remaining wetlands.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
Nevertheless, there were roughly eight hundred rangers responsible for all of Brazil’s regions, including not just the Amazon but also the Pantanal wetlands and the immense Atlantic coastline.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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1669, in the meaning defined above
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