Definition of MARSH

Examples of marsh in a Sentence

Noun

a wide expanse of marsh the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Venture just outside of Stone Lake for a tour of one of the several marshes. — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, "These festivals, ongoing exhibits and community activities offer months of entertainment," 14 Sep. 2019 As the Trump administration relaxes rules protecting wetlands and streams, communities around the bay have already begun identifying areas where tidal marshes can be expanded, restored or re-created. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "New maps show how little is left of West Coast estuaries," 17 Aug. 2019 That’s about as much sand as Louisiana used on the $46 million restoration of Pelican Island, one of dozens of barrier islands that protect coastal marshes and buffer the state from storms. — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, "Dredging, dams and other river controls starve places downriver of much-needed sediment," 15 June 2019 Researchers and advocates say the insect is on the decline as more and more of its habitats are consumed by development, leaving it fewer marshes and meadows to illuminate. — Dan Radel, USA TODAY, "Fireflies are dying out because people are destroying their habitats," 1 Aug. 2019 Floodwaters carried down from the Midwest are killing oysters and driving crabs, shrimp and fish out of bays and marshes and into saltier waters. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Gov asks feds to declare fisheries disaster," 17 June 2019 In Canada, for instance, climate change is fueling extreme rain events, inundating cities like never before, in large part because natural buffers like marshes and forests have been stripped away by development. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "The Sea Is Consuming Jakarta, and Its People Aren't Insured," 19 July 2019 The Crosby Island Marsh Preserve, a 243-acre property in southeast Orange County, provides nature lovers a new place to enjoy a hiking trail and see pine flatwoods, freshwater marshes and oak hammocks. — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, "Crosby Island Marsh in southeast Orange offers new spot to take in nature," 17 July 2019 Extending from tropical forests and marshes to coral reefs along the coast, the reserve counts sea turtles, crocodiles, jaguars, spider monkeys, manatees, nurse sharks, and flamingos as resident fauna. — George W. Stone, National Geographic, "Dinosaurs to gladiators: 10 World Heritage trips for families," 16 Aug. 2019

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