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Recent Examples of bottomlandCongaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 Piggott, circa 1910: The land that made up much of Clay County was once filled with great bottomland forests.—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for bottomland
Take their Andean Cloud Forest assortment, for example, which highlights the biodiverse region of the Andes Mountains located between hot steamy lowlands and alpine peaks.
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Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
Tropical lowlands that flood during the rainy season and scorch during the sunny season don’t exactly sound ideal for agriculture.
Without consistent control measures taken by humans, the eastern red cedar soon claims grassland.
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Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
There has also been a growing emphasis on preserving existing vegetation and restoring degraded grasslands—often more effective than planting new trees in desert-prone regions.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade Soil Type: Dry to Medium, Well-draining, Average Fertility
Soil pH: Mildly Acidic to Neutral (6.0-7.2)
Baptisia are tough prairie plants with a graceful appearance and showy blooms.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
Here, winter routinely drops below –30°C, and snow buries the prairie for nearly half the year.
The movie played on an outdoor cinema screen in an artificially aged amphitheatre nestled in a reservation in the desert, complete with a sprawling savanna.
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Shakespearean undercurrents provide the pulse of the narrative, a cat fight for the throne of a pride of lions on an African savanna alongside a coming-of-age cat tale.
Levi's Wedgie Straight-Leg Jeans $80 $48 at Amazon These jeans have a semi-cropped cut that looks good with booties, ballet flats, and other transitional shoes.
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Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Lipa also forwent rubber flip-flops for a more avant-garde shoe—a pair of Maison Margiela Tabi ballet flats, one of the most polarizing silhouettes in the designer footwear world, thanks to that saucy split-toe detail.
Many Arctic plants and animals have adapted to rely on permafrost’s consistency, from forests that root into its surface layer to migratory species that depend on the tundra’s seasonal cycles.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
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Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Bonus: Jarbidge Wilderness Area is nearby and boasts 150 miles of hiking trails that traverse wildflower meadows and 11,000-foot peaks.
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