The Great Marsh is one of the largest salt marshes in New England, extending from Cape Ann in northeastern Massachusetts to the southeastern coast of New Hampshire. In this episode, EBC Executive Director Ann Gisinger sits down with Russ Hopping, Ecology Program Director at The Trustees, Nancy Pau of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Geoff Wilson of Northeast Wildlife Restoration to discuss the Marsh’s ecological services, the impact of agriculture, and recent exciting efforts to restore this crucial ecosystem along New England’s coast.
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Terms mentioned:
Mangelwurzel - A cultivated beet historically grown in New England on the Great Marsh, as well as throughout Europe and other cool-temperate climates. Today it is used primarily as cattle feed, but it has been a major crop in people’s diets, especially during food shortages.
Peatlands - Terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing
Salt marsh sparrow - An endangered species of sparrow entirely native to the Northeast, threatened by habitat loss in ecosystems like the Great Marsh
Piping plover - A small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America, such as on the barrier islands surrounding the Great Marsh; also threatened by habitat loss
Links from the episode:
Article from The Trustees: https://www.onthecoast.thetrustees.org/great-salt-marsh-restoration
Where to find Russ, Nancy, and Geoff:
Russ’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-hopping-4b059120/
Nancy’s U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Profile: https://www.fws.gov/staff-profile/nancy-pau
Geoff’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-wilson-834355a5/
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