Salt marshes are among coastal habitats endangered by both rising sea levels and urban development. Preserving and restoring salt marshes is essential not only for wildlife protection and natural ...

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.

Dr. Scott F. Jones, University of North Florida assistant professor of biology, co-led recently published research from an international team of scientists that offers a united, conceptual framework ...

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.

SOUTH BEND -- Scientists are hoping to restore a saltwater marsh that once nurtured salmon, shellfish and shore birds in a Pacific County estuary. One day in 2005, when the tide is low, a backhoe will ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. 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.

The University of Georgia has been awarded an $8 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to lead a three-year regional initiative to restore salt marsh habitat ...

It was one of 16 habitat restoration projects selected out of nearly 350 nationwide ...

Long Branch Creek was once a vibrant tidal waterway. The West Ashley creek was part of a system of wetlands connecting the Ashley and Stono rivers, providing acres of protection and spawning grounds ...

As sheets of oil from the BP spill enter marshes in the Gulf of Mexico, you will see heart-breaking images of graceful birds and their grassy habitats coated with sludge. Even more disturbing might be ...