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 ...

KIAWAH ISLAND — Aaron Given trudged through frigid, ankle-high water as dawn climbed lazily over the eastern horizon, tinting the salt marshes golden-red as it bloomed. The sun offered little ...

Bacan is now home to a range of marsh plants like samphire, rushes, native flowers, and small, salt-resistant cedars called tamarisk. With new roots holding the soil in place, the island has not ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is partnering with two private firms to build a one-acre salt marsh to serve as a "donor marsh" for scarce native salt marsh plants coastal restoration projects.

The N.C. Coastal Federation, along with its partners NR Lands LLC and Backwater Environmental, have begun constructing a ...