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one hundred acres of marshland
grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands
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The plan is to convert 65 flood-prone acres and the lowest quality farmland to tidal marshland similar to what existed a century or more ago, while leaving farming on the rest.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Photo : Kiawah Island The home overlooks the marshland.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Kendall-Frost has the only remaining marshland in Mission Bay Park, which was essentially all marshland before it was aggressively dredged after World War II to create what city officials call the world’s largest aquatic park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Flocks of migrating birds use our salt marshlands, inundated with nutrients twice a day, to feed themselves and to rest on their way north.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Photo : Kiawah Island The home overlooks the marshland.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Kendall-Frost has the only remaining marshland in Mission Bay Park, which was essentially all marshland before it was aggressively dredged after World War II to create what city officials call the world’s largest aquatic park.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Flocks of migrating birds use our salt marshlands, inundated with nutrients twice a day, to feed themselves and to rest on their way north.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshland. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
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marshland
noun
marsh·land
ˈmärsh-ˌland 
: a marshy area : marsh
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