Examples of wetland in a Sentence

the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development

Recent Examples on the Web Dixie Valley toads live solely in a 760-acre wetland complex fed by hot springs north of Fallon, Nevada, per the USFWS. — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022 This all-purpose trail links the recreation area surrounding the Engle Road sledding hill to the Lake-to-Lake Trail, which features the largest glacial pothole wetland complex left in Cuyahoga County. — Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022 The storm exposed the increasing dangers posed by climate change to the millions of people living in the low-lying Sundarbans, thousands of square miles of wetland jutting into the Bay of Bengal. — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022 Sea level rise will also damage sensitive wetland ecosystems and increase erosion. — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2022 An estimated 40% of the original wetland has been diked, drained or destroyed. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021 The draft master plan also identifies Grand Caribe Isle South in the Silver Strand subdistrict as a future wetland habitat. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021 Lower Klamath has been plagued by insufficient wetland habitat due to a lack of deliveries from the Klamath Project for the past 20 years. — oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021 Funds generated from stamp sales are used to protect waterfowl and wetland habitat in the National Wildlife Refuge System. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2021 See More

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