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The bridge and nesting sites are in the Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve, which includes 544 acres of disappearing coastal habitats such as intertidal mud flats, salt marshes, transitional zones and willow riparian forest.—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 There’s the Ocean Course, which hosted the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships, miles of biking paths, wide beaches, and salt marshes.—Lyn Riddle, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026 By removing invasive plants, the estuary’s ecosystem should be able to support tidal mudflats, salt marshes and shallow freshwater habitats that could host a wide diversity of fish and wildlife species, Ed Almanza, the foundation’s vice-chair and program manager, said.—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 Summer is also the perfect time for fishing and boating, from sailing the Choptank River to paddling the salt marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt marsh
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century