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Protecting salt marshes may be critical to horseshoe crab survival: SCDNR
ABC News 4 Charleston· 2 days agoUntil three years ago, beaches were believed to be the only places where horseshoe crab eggs could...
A very Lowcountry lesson: Elementary school students learn how to protect the salt marsh
The Post and Courier· 3 days agoStudents at Frierson Elementary School learned about salt marsh ecosystems and helped restore the ...
SC oyster-harvesting season closes soon to ensure food safety. Help grow next year’s crop
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 3 hours agoNot only does putting back shells give juvenile oysters a place to attach and grow, it helps the...
Python hunters must humanely kill snakes: How Florida has cracked down in contests through the years
The Virginian-Pilot· 7 hours agoWhat about freezing the snake to kill it? Details about the deaths of nearly 1,000 hunted snakes...
Black caterpillars in Texas: Are they poisonous?
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe university explains that saltmarsh caterpillars typically are black-brown to yellowish, while garden tiger moth caterpillars have black tops and...
From roots to resilience: investigating the vital role of microbes in coastal plant health
Science Daily· 2 days agoKnown as cordgrass, the plant is an ecosystem engineer, providing habitats for wildlife, naturally cleaning water as it moves from inland to the sea, and holding the shoreline together so it ...
Sea level rise on Long Island: How communities are tackling a potential crisis
Newsday· 10 hours agoThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates sea levels around the contiguous U.S....
As sea levels rise, Long Island faces slow-moving crisis, experts say
Newsday· 10 hours agoThe city of Long Beach, just a half-mile wide at its broadest point, always has been troubled by...
First free Black settlement in U.S., long buried, is being resurrected
Washington Post· 4 days agoWhen visitors arrive at Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine, on Florida’s Atlantic coast, it’s common for them to look around and ask, “Where’s the fort?” There isn’t much on the ...
15 of the world’s most spectacular airport landings
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThere’s more to landing at an airport than getting to your destination. Here are some of the world’s best approaches – and what side you should be...