Marshes have been called the "kidneys of the landscape" because they clean pollutants from water. They also protect communities against storm surges and erosion, and are better than forests at ...

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, ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, taking photographs from a doorless helicopter was proving more difficult than San Francisco Bay Area photographer joSon had anticipated. Bundled in ski apparel and buckled into ...

Researchers study one of America’s iconic landscapes – the salt marsh. Along scenic coastlines in the South, waves of mesmerizing green and golden grass stretch to the horizon. This is the salt marsh ...

Salt marshes sequester significant carbon in their sediment — more per hectare than tropical rainforests. They protect the land from storm surges and sea level rise, and they shelter a variety of ...

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 ...

SAN JOSE — Standing on the edge of a repurposed marina, at the end of a long wooden walkway that harked back to more prosperous times, Brenda Buxton took in the disorienting landscape. Directly before ...

The salt marshes that are vitally important in protecting shorelines from erosion are increasingly threatened with death by drowning, scientists say. Sea level rise and human activities such as ...

More than 50 years ago, Georgians pressured their state government into passing a progressive law that protects its salt marshes. Now those same marshes — and that law — serve as a buffer against the ...

Scientists study salt marshes along scenic coastlines in the South. ) Along scenic coastlines in the South, waves of mesmerizing green and golden grass stretch to the horizon. This is the salt marsh - ...