By Courtney Lewis One of the most important days for an environmentalist occurs later this month: Earth Day. Growing up, I always had a close connection to nature. My family came from the Midwest where farming and gardening were always important. I was fortunate enough to travel to Minnesota every…
When you look out across a salt marsh, what do you see? Perhaps you look to the water to see oyster beds and juvenile fish swimming-about. Or to the tall grassy marsh plants to see the many species of herons and other birds that find protection and food there. But when…
Estuaries are incredibly productive, diverse systems that benefit not only the water inhabitants, but also the land dwellers (us!). Fish and birds are able to find abundant food sources to grow strong and stay healthy. They also use estuaries to escape predation by finding protected areas. Those of us on…
Hello all you estuary lovers out there! We are so excited to get our blog back up and running again! We hope that this blog can serve as place where you can learn something new about our coasts and estuaries, find out more about the work going on around the…
