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- noun Plural form of
wetland . An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh.
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Examples
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Activities within wetlands east of the parkway are regulated by NJDEP under the Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13: 9B-1.
Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part IV « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009
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The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling.
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What we need to make sure of is that the Act insures the preservation & restoration of wetlands so that Nature's one great water filter operates properly, and to insure habitat for all the many kinds of People that live in wetlands - Standing People (plants, mushrooms), Winged People, no-leg People, 4-Legged People, as well as us 2-Leggeds.
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Activities within wetlands east of the parkway are regulated by NJDEP under the Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13: 9B-1.
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What we need to make sure of is that the Act insures the preservation & restoration of wetlands so that Nature's one great water filter operates properly, and to insure habitat for all the many kinds of People that live in wetlands - Standing People (plants, mushrooms), Winged People, no-leg People, 4-Legged People, as well as us 2-Leggeds.
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The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling
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I see those little buggers when kayaking and hiking in wetlands, and they can be mean and aggressive like muskrats or badgers.
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Activities within wetlands east of the parkway are regulated by NJDEP under the Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13: 9B-1.
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The spilled oil lapping at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands is one tragic result of offshore drilling.
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Lee Cain of the Anacostia Watershed Society will lecture on the destruction and reconstruction of the Anacostia River's tidal wetlands from the Nacotchtank times through today and discuss using native plants to filter water. noon-1 p.m. U.S.
Green Scene: The bounty of fall includes tours, lectures and workshops Joel M. Lerner 2010
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