as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
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The Trump administration also plans to repeal significant environmental regulations, including pollution limits and protections for wetlands, according to the New York Times.
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Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These beaver dams often create ponds and wetlands as water flows out from them, which in turn impacts soil saturation and habitat availability, ultimately fostering biodiversity and possible resilience to climate change, according to Zocco.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Each of them designed one of the three 9-hole courses that wind through 365 acres of Georgia pines and wetlands.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
These beaver dams often create ponds and wetlands as water flows out from them, which in turn impacts soil saturation and habitat availability, ultimately fostering biodiversity and possible resilience to climate change, according to Zocco.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Each of them designed one of the three 9-hole courses that wind through 365 acres of Georgia pines and wetlands.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetland. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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