salt marsh

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Old stone walls near the shoreline were flattened, while the Exmoor bay's shingle ridge was breached and moved inland by around 90 metres, creating a salt marsh which was left to its natural course.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

EDF then suggested a plan to flood 1,500 acres of nearby coast to create a salt marsh breeding ground to offset any fish death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Birds flock here for the blend of the estuary, mud flats, open saltwater and salt marsh.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

What was once a landfill is now home to a large sports field, an ecological salt marsh, a dog run, a boardwalk, manicured lawns and Manhattan’s first public beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

In the late afternoon Mary took Will and Lyra along the riverbank, past the fishing posts where the nets were tied, and through the wide salt marsh toward the sea.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman