Marsh Forward: The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative

Salt marshes are some of the most productive and valuable habitats on the planet – but these critical wetlands are facing existential threat, from accelerating sea-level rise and coastal development.

The Cornell Lab's Center for Conservation Media is proud to partner with the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI), a diverse partnership working across sectors and state lines, in a bold effort to preserve a million-acre corridor that still thrives along the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

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[Keep]

Saltwater marshes are the most underrated and under-appreciated natural wonders in the U.S.

[autumndechurch]

This post is so extremely important. I thank whomever put this together bc this message is what humans must learn is what is going on...what needs to happen, and what and why we need to save habitats like this. Humans need to realize...even if they live nowhere near a marsh as this one...that it will in fact have a negative snowball effect on them as well...even in the suburbs of Pennsylvania (for example). Plz educate yourselves. Listen to this informative post. Thank you❤.

[lynnedeemeade]

Great overview of salt marsh habitat, and risk of signigicant reduction!

[donjohnsmusic]

I absolutely love this video! As a producer/director/composer of many years this is top shelf work! Just a pleasure to watch and enjoy! And the topic is my passion. If you see my videos, almost 85% of them include water, birds and coastal environments. It’s been my passion all my life and I’ve been chasing that light since a little kid with a 8mm camera to today shooting high definition. I’ve watched this like 10 times already!

[PiratDim]

You are awesome. Thank you for your work from Germany

[elizabethramey]

Excellent message. Thank you as always for all you do. Indispensable!

[akhmaddavidkp]

Informasi yang sangat penting, terima kasih.

[dianewallaceEVs]

Thank you for all you are doing!! I am an Audobon member.

[mattwhalen]

Wonderful video! I'm curious why Virginia is not included in this initiative? The VA Eastern Shore is nearly all tidal marshes. Thanks!

[teresahall]

Marshes are so very vital for so many species and also stopover on migration routes. I am concerned that farming along marsh waterways could be a source of fertilizers draining into the marshes and ultimately the ocean.

[TrustMBruh]

Those salt marsh are only in southern south carolina, Georgia and northern Florida.

[skybluskyblueify]

Will the sea level rise cause so much damage to the coast/marsh that people will have to move back and then the areas that humans abandon will become the new shoreline/marsh? It may happen too quickly where both animals and plants wont be able to adapt but some can survive and move into previous human dwelling areas. Right?