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.

YORK, Maine — The York Land Trust and a coalition of environmental partners are working to revitalize 132 acres of degraded salt marsh on the upper York River. "The York Land Trust is very excited for ...

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 ...

Tidal salt marshes are fairly common across the Mid-Atlantic. These coastal ecosystems provide habitat for plants, birds and fish. Existing at the intersection of land and sea, tidal salt marshes act ...

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 ...

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, ...

A new study has found that sea otters are helping to slow down salt marsh erosion in Elkhorn Slough in California by eating burrowing crabs. Drawing on a range of data sources, which included surveys ...

New research into the life and times of a New England salt marsh fundamentally changes our understanding of how salt marshes acquire the sediment that keeps them viable. This research has wide-ranging ...

Like many coastal communities, New Hampshire’s Seacoast has a flooding problem. Coastal areas are vulnerable to storms and sea level rise that threaten infrastructure, property, and natural habitats.

In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...