The extensive estuarine saltwater marshes of eastern North America are large, flat, grassy areas that are flooded daily by the semidiurnal tides of the Atlantic Ocean. Check out these salt marsh ...

These marshes experience tidal action, but because they are so far removed from the ocean and coastal bays, they do not get inundated with salt water but instead fresh or brackish water.

Saltwater marshes throughout New England are threatened by development, pollution and climate change. In the grand scheme of things, ditch plugs aren’t the biggest danger to the marsh.

The salt water marsh at the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine is showing signs of climate-related stress. (Rebecca Conley/Maine Public) ...

Dan Mundy's not sure why Jamaica Bay is losing 60 acres of saltwater marsh a year, but the environmentalist says if the problem isn't solved soon, there may be none left in 25 years. "The bottom ...

For generations, New Jersey's saltwater marshes have provided protection to communities from storm surges and the ensuing floods that cause property damage and even life-threatening situations.

Saltwater marshes protect communities from flooding, and provide habitat for birds and fish. (Courtesy of Ducks Unlimited) Environmentalists from Ducks Unlimited and other organizations are using $500 ...

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 polluted runoff.

Saving shrimp, crabs, and oysters one salt marsh at a time is the main goal of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) after finalizing a saltwater marsh conservation plan. The ...

Salt water from sea level rise could endanger marsh on South Carolina, Georgia border. Savannah wildlife group, US Army Corps of Engineers worry about ecosystem.

When saltwater begins destroying a marsh, Skrabal said, it will look like somebody dumped pollution on the ecosystem. This is happening in “splotches” up and down the North Carolina coast, ...