#saltmarsh — Public Fediverse posts

Llevamos unas sesiones de Saltmarsh que son canela fina por referencias a «Los caballeros de la mesa cuadrada» y al concepto de que los personajes pasen por toda clase de terrores y pesadillas.

¿Miedo a perder la conexión con tu deidad y que te ataque un pájaro gigante de fuego? ¿Miedo a que el fondo marino se seque y tu especie se extinga? ¿Miedo a que pierdas tus recuerdos y que todo te parezca igual? Solo nos falta uno que debe afrontar sus miedos y a saber qué le pasará...

... Ese uno soy yo. El que lleva al mapache turbocapitalista que parece no ser lo que aparenta...

... Porque alguien tuvo que hacer la prueba de las tres preguntas sinceras para no acabar en una ciénaga ardiente y ahora... [le gasp] ¡los colegas de Tete se enteran de que usa seudónimo! (No lo voy a decir aquí, eso queda entre jugadores y DM).

#LoDelRol #ChuckDraugRPG #DnD5e #Saltmarsh

Osprey Nest Fight Over the Salt Marsh

https://islandinthenet.com/osprey-nest-fight-over-the-salt-marsh/

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mnrcp-awardees/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mnrcp-awardees/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mnrcp-awardees/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mnrcp-awardees/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

How successive #meteotsunami and storm activity disrupts #saltmarsh vegetation

Clare Lewis, Jonathan Dale, Jessica Neumann, Tim Smyth, Hannah Cloke, October 2025

Abstract
"Meteotsunami (#MeteorologicalTsunami) are globally occurring progressive shallow water waves with a period of between 2 and 120 min which result from sudden pressure changes and wind stress due to moving atmospheric systems. These waves are known to cause destruction to and loss of assets. Currently, there is no research into the impact of meteotsunami on #CoastalEcosystems such as saltmarshes, despite the significant role saltmarsh play in providing vital habitats for resident and migrating birds, natural flood defences and climate mitigation. As such the restoration of saltmarshes has emerged as a pivotal focus within the UK Government's environmental policy framework.

"This paper examines the impact of two meteotsunami events (2016 and 2021) on saltmarsh vegetation in the southwestern #UK. An assessment of the vegetation pre and post event was undertaken using high resolution satellite imagery and the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (#NDVI). Results revealed that the 2016 meteotsunami exacted minimal vegetation change with a decrease in NDVI from 0.26 to 0.23 and a temporary reduction in coverage of 40%, suggesting a potential resilience to single episodic disturbances. In contrast, the 2021 event, compounded by multiple significant storms and additional meteotsunami, led to a decline in NDVI values from 0.44 to 0.22 and a temporary reduction in vegetation coverage of 66%.

"Both events indicated a short-term disruption with a relatively rapid rebound (within one to three months). However, the longer-term effects of such a disruption on the saltmarsh ecosystem need to be investigated further.
This comparative analysis underscores the complex interactions between meteotsunami, climatic phenomena, and coastal vegetation dynamics, highlighting the necessity for ongoing monitoring and research to understand the resilience mechanisms of such ecosystems in the face of increasing #ClimaticVariability and #ExtremeWeather events."

Full paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771425003737

#ClimateChange #AtmosphericDisturbances #AtmosphericDisturbance #CoastalAreas #RogueWave

Nog meer #sneeuw op de #kwelder van #schiermonnikoog

#slenk #water #ice #snow #saltmarsh #snow #wadden #nature #LandscapePhotography #winter #SilentSunday

Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant across the salt marsh from Hampton Beach, NH

#photo #photography #newhampshire #nh #hampton #seabrook #nuclear #energy #saltmarsh #landscape

My mentees this year in the Urban DNA Barcoding Research Program. They'll be continuing our work on bird diversity at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY, which we've been doing for the past three years. They were doing the field component of their study, collecting feathers for DNA extraction and sequencing. #DNAbarcoding #birds #biodiversity #saltmarsh #ecology #climatechange

My mentees this year in the Urban DNA Barcoding Research Program. They'll be continuing our work on bird diversity at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY, which we've been doing for the past three years. They were doing the field component of their study, collecting feathers for DNA extraction and sequencing. #DNAbarcoding #birds #biodiversity #saltmarsh #ecology #climatechange

My mentees this year in the Urban DNA Barcoding Research Program. They'll be continuing our work on bird diversity at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY, which we've been doing for the past three years. They were doing the field component of their study, collecting feathers for DNA extraction and sequencing. #DNAbarcoding #birds #biodiversity #saltmarsh #ecology #climatechange

My mentees this year in the Urban DNA Barcoding Research Program. They'll be continuing our work on bird diversity at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY, which we've been doing for the past three years. They were doing the field component of their study, collecting feathers for DNA extraction and sequencing. #DNAbarcoding #birds #biodiversity #saltmarsh #ecology #climatechange

My mentees this year in the Urban DNA Barcoding Research Program. They'll be continuing our work on bird diversity at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY, which we've been doing for the past three years. They were doing the field component of their study, collecting feathers for DNA extraction and sequencing. #DNAbarcoding #birds #biodiversity #saltmarsh #ecology #climatechange

Having lived near the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy in Sipekne'katik #Novascotia and now beside a tidal #mudflat this video was fascinating. I find these natural sea/landscapes endlessly changing and dynamic.This type of research and restoration is essential to renewing the health of our #ecosystems Great to see this work being done in #scotland #wetland #saltmarsh https://youtu.be/BniwJrxJhcw

Aerial view of a salt marsh in Lower East Chezzetcook on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. #photography #aerial #aerialphotography #drone #saltmarsh #watercourse #marsh #swamp #wetland #bog #chezzetcook #novascotia #EastCoastKin

3/8
Follow the thread to see the map and other photos.
A little further along, the trail passes through a section of 9km (~5mi) of wetlands salt water marsh habitat. It was a former rail causeway, and it was perfect for birdwatching. The path all along this route is crusher dust, now very dry, which explains the thick dust that covered us on our return.
More to follow...

#wetlands #SaltMarsh #marshland #NovaScotia #EllieKPosts

1/8
On Tuesday we rode these trails (Shearwater trail, Salt Marsh trail, part of the Atlantic View trail) again. It was a glorious 35km ride! The leaves in the woods section are perfectly beautiful.
I'll post more pictures and videos over the next little while so I don't flood your feeds!
It's almost 1.5 hour's drive to get there (and home afterwards), so would be better not done as a day trip. We were so glad to get away from the smoke and ash, but were straight into the dust! We still need rain so badly. So much dust on the bikes and us. (Actually you could tell, as it was affecting our lungs and tiring us out.)

We saw so many lovely birds. There were, among the usual seabirds a black bellied plover, greater yellowlegs, white throated sparrow and we heard the sweet notes of the song sparrow.
Temperature hovered around 19º.C and it was very windy.
#EllieKPosts #NovaScotia #bikeTrails #RailsToTrails #bike #SaltMarsh #Shearwater #EasternPassage #birds

With the recent company outing to Texel, we also visited De Slufter. Boots or waterproof shoes were recommended, so I got myself these wonderful red rain boots! They make even a dreary day fun 😊

#LaVischDesigns #Texel #DeSlufter #DeSlufterTexel #Walking #NatureReserve #RedRainBoots #RainBoots #SaltMarsh

"The UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dq9xwd97no #SaltMarsh #SaltMarshes #RSPB #WWF #ClimateDiary

💎 New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-england-salt-marshes-million-cars.html

#newengland #bluecarbon #environment #saltmarsh #satellite #climatechange #carboncapture

Herfst op Schiermonnikoog is genieten van nazomerweer.

#wad #schiermonnikoog #blotevoeten #nature #landscapephotography #saltmarsh #unescoworldheritage #FootpathFriday #WaddenSea #waddenzee #indiansummer

Sinking in Saltwater: #Maine’s #coastal #marshes at risk as sea levels rise

Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal #development and #PollutedRunoff.

By
Kate Cough
July 28, 2024

PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a #SaltMarsh to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth #cordgrass, #SaltmarshHay, #saltgrass, #BlackRush — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out.

"#Crabs, #shrimp and #worms arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of #fish — #alewives, #StripedBass, #smelt and Sea-run #BrookTrout among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea.
logo for the sinking in saltwater series

"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a #FoodWeb 'more productive than most midwestern #farmland,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine.

"The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause #AlgalBlooms, and burying #toxic #contaminants in the peat.

"Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull #carbon from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'

"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.

"But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing.

"An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from #pesticides, #septic systems and #AgriculturalWaste.

"'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The #MaineClimateCouncil in December.

"Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain #wetlands if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."

Read more:
https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/

#BlueCarbon #SeaLevelRise #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #SaveSearsIsland #ScarboroughMarsh #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #RedBrook #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PesticideRunoff #SewageRunOff #Pollution #WebOfLife

Sinking in Saltwater: #Maine’s #coastal #marshes at risk as sea levels rise

Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal #development and #PollutedRunoff.

By
Kate Cough
July 28, 2024

PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a #SaltMarsh to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth #cordgrass, #SaltmarshHay, #saltgrass, #BlackRush — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out.

"#Crabs, #shrimp and #worms arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of #fish — #alewives, #StripedBass, #smelt and Sea-run #BrookTrout among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea.
logo for the sinking in saltwater series

"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a #FoodWeb 'more productive than most midwestern #farmland,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine.

"The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause #AlgalBlooms, and burying #toxic #contaminants in the peat.

"Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull #carbon from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'

"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.

"But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing.

"An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from #pesticides, #septic systems and #AgriculturalWaste.

"'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The #MaineClimateCouncil in December.

"Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain #wetlands if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."

Read more:
https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/

#BlueCarbon #SeaLevelRise #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #SaveSearsIsland #ScarboroughMarsh #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #RedBrook #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PesticideRunoff #SewageRunOff #Pollution #WebOfLife

Sinking in Saltwater: #Maine’s #coastal #marshes at risk as sea levels rise

Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal #development and #PollutedRunoff.

By
Kate Cough
July 28, 2024

PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a #SaltMarsh to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth #cordgrass, #SaltmarshHay, #saltgrass, #BlackRush — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out.

"#Crabs, #shrimp and #worms arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of #fish — #alewives, #StripedBass, #smelt and Sea-run #BrookTrout among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea.
logo for the sinking in saltwater series

"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a #FoodWeb 'more productive than most midwestern #farmland,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine.

"The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause #AlgalBlooms, and burying #toxic #contaminants in the peat.

"Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull #carbon from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'

"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.

"But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing.

"An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from #pesticides, #septic systems and #AgriculturalWaste.

"'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The #MaineClimateCouncil in December.

"Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain #wetlands if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."

Read more:
https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/

#BlueCarbon #SeaLevelRise #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #SaveSearsIsland #ScarboroughMarsh #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #RedBrook #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PesticideRunoff #SewageRunOff #Pollution #WebOfLife

Sinking in Saltwater: #Maine’s #coastal #marshes at risk as sea levels rise

Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal #development and #PollutedRunoff.

By
Kate Cough
July 28, 2024

PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a #SaltMarsh to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth #cordgrass, #SaltmarshHay, #saltgrass, #BlackRush — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out.

"#Crabs, #shrimp and #worms arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of #fish — #alewives, #StripedBass, #smelt and Sea-run #BrookTrout among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea.
logo for the sinking in saltwater series

"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a #FoodWeb 'more productive than most midwestern #farmland,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine.

"The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause #AlgalBlooms, and burying #toxic #contaminants in the peat.

"Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull #carbon from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'

"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.

"But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing.

"An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from #pesticides, #septic systems and #AgriculturalWaste.

"'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The #MaineClimateCouncil in December.

"Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain #wetlands if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."

Read more:
https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/

#BlueCarbon #SeaLevelRise #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #SaveSearsIsland #ScarboroughMarsh #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #RedBrook #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PesticideRunoff #SewageRunOff #Pollution #WebOfLife

Sinking in Saltwater: #Maine’s #coastal #marshes at risk as sea levels rise

Between 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal #development and #PollutedRunoff.

By
Kate Cough
July 28, 2024

PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a #SaltMarsh to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth #cordgrass, #SaltmarshHay, #saltgrass, #BlackRush — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out.

"#Crabs, #shrimp and #worms arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of #fish — #alewives, #StripedBass, #smelt and Sea-run #BrookTrout among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea.
logo for the sinking in saltwater series

"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a #FoodWeb 'more productive than most midwestern #farmland,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine.

"The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause #AlgalBlooms, and burying #toxic #contaminants in the peat.

"Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull #carbon from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'

"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023.

"But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing.

"An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from #pesticides, #septic systems and #AgriculturalWaste.

"'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The #MaineClimateCouncil in December.

"Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain #wetlands if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."

Read more:
https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/

#BlueCarbon #SeaLevelRise #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #SaveSearsIsland #ScarboroughMarsh #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #RedBrook #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PesticideRunoff #SewageRunOff #Pollution #WebOfLife

A couple of out-of-the-ordinary critters, today at the Marine Nature Study Area, NY. Prairie Warbler and leucistic Goldfinch
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #biodiversity
#saltmarsh #PrairieWarbler #leucistic #Goldfinch

Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.

#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh

Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.

#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh

Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.

#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh

Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.

#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh

Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.

#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh

Last Tuesday, I spent the afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, not far from JFK airport, in Queens, NY. To be specific, I spent about four hours in a blind at the edge of a small freshwater pond in this saltmarsh, mostly watching a Least Bittern and hoping it would come out into the open and closer to us. In the meantime, I appreciated the utility of a blind as a multitude of creatures disported around us. Here are a few shots of the Bittern, all heavily cropped and denoised. The Least Bittern, found in North America, is the smallest member of the Ardeidae (as listed by Birds of the World, which then describes the African Dwarf Bittern as smaller and lighter...). It is slightly larger than an American Robin (Bittern shown in the last shot conveniently posing with a Goldfinch). While not listed as endangered, its secretive nature makes counts difficult, and loss of marshland habitat poses a threat to this species.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #biodiversity #saltmarsh
#LeastBittern #Ardeidae

We were lucky to have good weather for our last trip out to some of the Green Shores restoration sites, the Eden Estuary was looking beautiful at low tide with the sun reflecting off the mud flats and Sea Club Rush growing in the foreground.
#Saltmarsh #Mudflats #Estuary #Coast

Today's poem:

Aigue-Morte

- by Jean Reboul

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/727066585319309312/aigue-morte?source=share

#AiguesMortes #france #crusades #history #poetry #JeanReboul #port #SaltMarsh #salt #SaltPans

Today's poem:

Aigue-Morte

- by Jean Reboul

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/727066585319309312/aigue-morte?source=share

#AiguesMortes #france #crusades #history #poetry #JeanReboul #port #SaltMarsh #salt #SaltPans

The Key To Weathering Rapid Sea-Level Rise May Lie In A Massachusetts Salt Marsh
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https://phys.org/news/2023-01-key-weathering-rapid-sea-level-massachusetts.html <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF006815 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #SLR #sealevelrise #hydrospatial #hydrology #water #marine #estuary #estuarine #tidal #climatechange #change #sealevel #ecology #coastal #saltmarsh #marsh #environment #shipping #habitat #fish #birds #breeding #nursery #sediment #sedimentation #erosion #channels #navigation #Scituate #Massachusetts #vegetation #rejuventation #mudflats #flooding #innundation

#DEIJ #DEIJA in #geosciences #scicomm #seagrass #saltmarsh #intertidal #rockyintertidal #mangroves #wetlands #reefs #benthic #plankton #fish #fisheries #aquaculture #marineinvertebrates #marineinverts #science #coast #estuary #ocean #oceans #sea #seas #sealevelrise #climatechange #aquaticscience #aquaticecology #coastaladaptation #coastalresilience #coastalrestoration #coastalerosion #coastalmanagement #coastalzone #climateadaptation #climateresilience #restoration #CERF #RisingTIDES