The researchers will set up greenhouses at eight salt marshes across Connecticut. Inside the cubes will be many different strains of Spartina Alterniflora — better known as cordgrass.

The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut has unveiled its $4 million ... A view of the Bride Brook salt marsh that needs restoring. Jessica Canizares is the director of Coastal Ecosystem Projects ...

Tidal salt marshes are fairly common across the Mid-Atlantic ... and Craig Tobias of the University of Connecticut.

Salt marshes contain layers of decaying plant ... To study whether these restoration efforts are working, University of Connecticut ecologist Chris Elphick and his team put transmitters on birds ...

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 ...

"Civilization is not all that far. There are a couple of restaurants within walking distance," the owner said.

One of the signs of spring is the emergence of coastal salt marshes. While not verdant green, they do contain plenty of life — and support plenty more of it. Salt marshes may not be the most ...

“It’s probably pretty wild, right? Like, very chaotic,” says Erin Peck, a salt marsh geomorphologist who conducted the work while at the University of Delaware. For the past five ...