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Recent Examples of landscapes
Citizen Science Behind the Find The discovery at Haydon Batch was part of a larger effort by the Somer Valley Rediscovered partnership, which includes local town and parish councils and focuses on biodiversity conservation and community engagement with regional landscapes.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Volunteers working with Somer Valley Rediscovered, a regional project focused on improving biodiversity and connecting communities to local landscapes, spotted the organism during a structured mushroom count.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
In the red rock landscapes around Sedona, one famous rock formation looks just like Snoopy lying on his back on top of his doghouse.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Farther out, the Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park offers miles of hiking and horseback riding trails across wetlands and prairie landscapes, while the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area protects one of the region’s last remaining stands of old-growth oak forest.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
What Makes this Fungus Stand Out The pink fairy club fungus typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods — landscapes that support diverse wildlife and have not been subjected to intensive agricultural practices.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
They can be incorporated into formal gardens or natural landscapes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Plus visiting Greece in the off-season reveals handsome landscapes without the heat and crowds that summer can bring.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
More intriguing are the honest and intentional stories about how regular people move through landscapes defined by entropy and division but also community.
—Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Volunteers working with Somer Valley Rediscovered, a regional project focused on improving biodiversity and connecting communities to local landscapes, spotted the organism during a structured mushroom count.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
In the red rock landscapes around Sedona, one famous rock formation looks just like Snoopy lying on his back on top of his doghouse.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Farther out, the Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park offers miles of hiking and horseback riding trails across wetlands and prairie landscapes, while the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area protects one of the region’s last remaining stands of old-growth oak forest.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
What Makes this Fungus Stand Out The pink fairy club fungus typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods — landscapes that support diverse wildlife and have not been subjected to intensive agricultural practices.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
They can be incorporated into formal gardens or natural landscapes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Plus visiting Greece in the off-season reveals handsome landscapes without the heat and crowds that summer can bring.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
More intriguing are the honest and intentional stories about how regular people move through landscapes defined by entropy and division but also community.
—Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landscapes
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Red fox populations across such vast geographies can differ at the subspecies level, carrying distinct genetic profiles, disease exposures and behavioral adaptations shaped by their specific environments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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The results could help explain mystery mass stranding events at other known hotspots, such as New Zealand, Australia and Massachusetts, which have similar geographies.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are marine and estuary topographies, cypresses, and mangroves.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Landscapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landscapes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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