Spring is a lovely time to go to the coast. Most of us gravitate towards the beaches, but it can also be fun to visit the salt marshes that line our coastline — estuaries, where rivers meet the sea.

THE NORTH EASTON MOST STATE, YORK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. WELL, WE COULD HAVE SAID THAT 200 YEARS AGO WHEN MAINE ACTUALLY WAS PART OF THE BAY STATE. BUT THERE’S NO MISTAKING IT FOR ANYWHERE ELSE. NOW, ...

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WOODS HOLE, MASS. -- Cape Cod’s salt marshes are as iconic as they are important. These beautiful, low-lying wetlands are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an ...

In the first project of its kind in Maine, researchers are using dredged materials to help a marsh in Wells better withstand ...

WADMALAW ISLAND — All school year, the students at Edith L. Frierson Elementary School watched the marsh grass in the school’s greenhouse grow from seeds while learning about salt marshes, including ...

Scientists don’t usually cross over from observation to intervention. But for the team in Warren's Jacob’s Point Marsh, the decision was easy.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The long stretch of salt marshes you see driving over Lowcountry bridges serve many purposes for the ecosystem, but their treatment is often overlooked. The South ...

Salt marshes are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized role in nitrogen cycling, act as carbon sinks, protect coastal development from storm surge, and ...