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wetlands

noun

plural of wetland

as in marshes

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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Recent Examples of wetlands Kadis said among the strategy’s proposals is a blue carbon credit program that would fund carbon-absorbing coastal wetlands, marshes and mangroves. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Rainfall increases water levels in ponds and wetlands, or creates temporary pools that provide ideal—and safer—breeding grounds for eggs and tadpoles to survive. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026 In late May, a video spread across Albanian social media of private security guards dragging a protester across the beach at the wetlands. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, enormous hippo populations, chimpanzee tracking, volcanic crater lakes, wetlands and savannah ecosystems. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Blackwoods Campground, located on Mount Desert Island, gives campers access to mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Maintaining urban wetlands can help reduce flooding, protect property and recharge groundwater more effectively and for less money than building and maintaining levees. — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 Northeast of Watoga State Park and Calvin Price State Park, this wildlife refuge protects dozens of rare plant and animal species that thrive in the high-elevation wetlands (including, yes, fireflies). — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

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Found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia’s largest barrier island, is full of untouched maritime forests, beaches, and marshes.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

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Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.

— Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

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