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.

Salt marshes are an integral part of New England’s coastal ecosystem, but the erosion of some marshes is affecting their ability to protect habitats and humans. Get NHPR's reporting about politics, ...

Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. New funds from the National Wildlife Foundation will use a novel method to restore them. Environmentalists from Ducks Unlimited and other ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. On January 26, 1700, ...

Salt marshes are not only critical wildlife and fisheries habitat, but they’re also a bulwark against the effects of climate change and rising sea levels. That’s why The Trustees have partnered with ...

On a recent weekend, a family went fishing feet away from a salt marsh in the northwest corner of Carolina Beach State Park, about 20 minutes south of downtown Wilmington. They were likely unaware ...

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 ...

“People look at a marsh and think they understand it, but the real story is underground," said University of Georgia Professor Merryl Alber.

The world lost 1,453 square kilometers (561 square miles) of salt marsh between 2000 and 2019, an area twice the size of Singapore, according to a new study based on satellite imagery. In addition to ...

UD researchers combine field data and machine learning algorithm to find salt patches on farmland tripled since 2011 in Delmarva Salty soils are causing reduced crop density, lower yields and barren ...

In June, the Charleston Metro Chamber’s member-led Regional Policy Committee reviewed Charleston County’s Zoning and Land Development Regulation amendments that would allow salt marsh mitigation banks ...