wetlands

Stephanie G. (United States of America)
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  1. barrier island
    a long narrow sandy island running parallel to the shore
    The region's wetlands and barrier islands act as nature's speed bumps against wind, waves and storm surge.
  2. erode
    remove soil or rock
    But the reality of Texas' $18 billion budget hole means there will likely be no new money to rebuild eroding beaches or replace vanishing wetlands, state officials and conservationists say.
  3. shoreline
    a boundary line between land and water
    Texas considers two-thirds of its 367-mile shoreline to be critically eroding — defined as a historical rate of more than 6 feet a year — because of storms, rising seas and man-made features, such as jetties, that have starved the coast of any new sand.
  4. wetland
    an ecosystem, like a bog or swamp, saturated with water
    But the reality of Texas' $18 billion budget hole means there will likely be no new money to rebuild eroding beaches or replace vanishing wetlands, state officials and conservationists say.
  5. panhandle
    beg for money from people on the street
    Most folks from Houston to the Panhandle like the idea of protecting and restoring the ailing Texas coast — and doing it now, not later.
Created on Mon Oct 18 13:30:35 EDT 2010

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