How to Use riparian in a Sentence

riparian

adjective
  • Some of the riparian canopy burned right down to the creek.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • They are found in forests, near creeks, riparian areas, deserts and urban parks.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The views of the surrounding mountain peaks and riparian forests make this a great spot to stretch your legs.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
  • The Rio Grande, fringed with feathery riparian plants, winds through the fields.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Streambeds and riparian areas were fenced to exclude livestock and elk.
    — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The riparian habitat, where plants like willows and mule fat grow along the creeks and rivers, could take five to 10 years.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The council requested that a portion of the project land be set aside as open space for a riparian habitat.
    — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Here the seasonal display sinks riparian roots, fills canyon bottoms and wraps around splashy streams.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The judge also noted a lack of progress on improving riparian sites in an area where tennis courts had been built.
    — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2018
  • But this was more than a refuge from fire, which hundreds of beaver dams are known to have afforded to other riparian areas.
    — Isobel Whitcomb, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The riparian brush rabbits live near the edges of rivers — not ideal for the prolonged flooding in recent months.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • This is a huge estuary with small islands, riparian forests, shallow water zones and huge reed beds.
    — Thomas Krumenacker, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
  • The bird can be seen in riparian areas, which are the transition zones between land and waterways such as rivers and streams.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Spots of extreme green in the drainages below betray the location of springs that feed tiny riparian niches.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Now the riparian property owners don’t like that.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • While the riparian zones are all important in the eastern portions, a single tree species appears to be the key on the western slope.
    — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The plants grow in sun and shade in mixed evergreen forests, woodlands, chaparral, and riparian areas.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • The main act descends into a riparian canyon along the flat Edward Albert trail.
    — Jordan Rane, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The habitat there is a mix of riparian corridors, rolling oak savanna, brush, and shrub species, as well as different conifers.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2020
  • In addition to the stream drops, the project also will include riparian plantings on the creek banks of cedar, hemlock, willow and big leaf maple.
    — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This is of particular concern in Arizona, where the birds tend to live near riparian areas.
    — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2022
  • In the best cases, the various riparian countries sign treaties setting out how much water each will guarantee to the next.
    — The Economist, 14 May 2020
  • The bench sits next to wetlands in the riparian forest, where cottonwoods and willows tower over sage bushes and wild roses.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The 126-acre preserve harbors the largest patch of riparian forest in Prescott.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The riparian zone is almost entirely confined to creek or river bottoms.
    — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • About 70 percent of the reserve is considered a wetland area, with a mix of salt marsh, coastal sage scrub and riparian habitats.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
  • These bears live mostly in forests, woodlands, chaparral habitats and desert riparian areas.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The plot is also a riparian corridor along Crooked Creek, which makes it of even more concern for Mullins.
    — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The trail first descends to a riparian corridor across the creek from Red Rock Crossing.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The Nile’s 11 riparian states vie with one another for the river’s water.
    — Ethan D. Coffel, Quartz Africa, 14 Jan. 2020

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