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The salt marsh again – almost the same perspective, different season...

#Salzwiese #Saltmarsh #Nordsee #Northsea #Winter #Jahreszeiten #Seasons

Ein zugefrorener Priel schlängelt sich durch eine winterlich verschneite Salzwiese an der deutschen Nordseeküste. Am Horizont ist der locker bewölkte Himmel blau, ein leichtes orangefarbenes Licht zeigt den beginnenden Abend an. Die Strukturen der Wolken spiegeln in gewisser Weise die der Wellen und Linien innerhalb von Wiese und Wasser.

A frozen tidal creek winds its way through a snow-covered salt marsh on the German North Sea coast. On the horizon, the loosely cloudy sky is blue, and a faint orange light signals the onset of evening. The structures of the clouds reflect in a certain way those of the waves and lines within the meadow and water.

Derselbe Priel, diesmal um Hochsommer. Die Wiese ist saftig grün und orange, und im spiegelglatten Wasser reflektiert ruhig der blaue Sommerhimmel. Am Horizont zeigt sich ebenfalls ein leichtes Abendrot.

The same creek, this time in midsummer. The meadow is lush green and orange, and the blue summer sky is calmly reflected in the mirror-smooth water. A faint sunset can also be seen on the horizon.

Still winter...

#SilentSunday #NorthSea #SaltMarsh

Eine verschneite Salzwiese mit braunen Grasbüscheln liegt vorne unter einem grauen Winterhimmel. In der Ferne reißt der Himmel gerade in diesem Moment kurz auf und lässt etwas Sonne durch, sodass links ein warmes Licht über der Landschaft liegt. In der Ferne sind am Horizont vage verschneite weiße Dünen zu erkennen, die die Salzwiese von Strand und Meer trennen.

A snow-covered salt marsh with tufts of brown grass lies in the foreground under a grey winter sky. In the distance, the sky clears briefly at this very moment, allowing some sun to shine through, casting a warm light over the landscape on the left. In the distance, vague snow-covered white dunes can be seen on the horizon, separating the salt marsh from the beach and the sea.

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

Same salt marsh some days ago in winter and last summer, during rehab...

#Nordsee #NorthSea #Salzwiese #Saltmarsh #Priel #TidalCreek #Gezeiten #Tides

Ein zugefrorener Priel in einer winterlich verschneiten braunen Salzwiese, der sich weiter hinter gabelt, mit dem Blick bis zum leicht bewölkten Himmel am Horizont.

A frozen creek in a wintery, snow-covered brown salt marsh, which forks further back, with a view of the slightly cloudy sky on the horizon.

Derselbe Priel in der hier sommerlich saftig grünen Salzwiese, mit dem Blick bis zum Horizont in der Ferne, wo die untergegangene Sonne einen warmen orange-roséfarbenen Schimmer am Himmel hinterlassen hat.

The same tidal creek in the lush green salt marsh in summer, with a view stretching to the distant horizon, where the setting sun has left a warm orange-pink glow in the sky.

The south-easterly winds we’ve been having lately have thrown lots of seaweed up on the saltmarsh grass, emphasising the connection between land and sea.
#Saltmarsh #TextureTuesday #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

A frond of flat serrated edged brown seaweed on saltmarsh grass

Delicate red seaweed frond washed up on saltmarsh grass

A wetlands post for the day after World Wetlands Day.
This wooden post was spotted on saltmarsh on the River Eden, lichen covering some of the paint.
#WorldWetlandsDay #LichenSubscribe #Saltmarsh

A weathered wooden post covered in lichens on a saltmarsh. The post was painted blue once. Saltmarsh is visible behind it and a thin strip of sea to the horizon.

Happy world wetlands day!
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #Saltmarsh

View over saltmarsh on the River Eden.
The tide is out on the left, the grass is green and the sun is shining.

Sunset Under the Storm - A summer thunderstorm was ending just as the sun started to set.
Saltmarsh Rd, Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Taken on 2008-08-16 19:55:14 with Canon 24-105mm F4 on Canon 5D with exposure 1/25s @ f/8 @ 70mm @ 200 ISO

Photo location: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.759605/-70.4674916666667

Critiques welcome. Thanks for taking the time to look at my photo.

#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #Clouds #LandscapePhotography #CapeCod #Ocean #Saltmarsh #Summer #Sunset #Weather #CanonPhotography #Massachusetts #PhotoMonday #PhotoCritique

Sunset tints the last of thunderstorm clouds pink. It's low tide at the saltmarsh and the boat is sitting on the mud.
© Tom Goetz. All rights reserved. Training an AI on this image is expressly forbidden.

#Saltmarsh and the surrounding areas are ripe for extended exploration, adventure, and storytelling. Why stop at the Ghosts of Saltmarsh when you can spin up new adventures filled with peril, mystery, and treasure?
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Looking East at Sunset
Mark's Cove, Wareham, Massachusetts, United States

Taken on 2022-02-06 16:59:07 with Fuji 10-24mm F4 on Fuji X-T4 with exposure 1/35s @ f/10 @ 10mm @ 160 ISO

Photo location: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.7365457083333/-70.731403135

Critiques welcome. Thanks for taking the time to look at my photo.

#Photography #AmateurPhotography #MyPhoto #HandHeld #Clouds #LandscapePhotography #Ocean #OceanWednesday #MeerMittwoch #Saltmarsh #SeascapePhotography #Sky #Sunset #WaterOnWednesday #Weather #Winter #FujiFilm #FujiXSeries #FujiPhotography #BuzzardsBay #Massachusetts #PhotoCritique

Pastel light illuminates a frozen over Mark's Cove. The falling tide leaves cracked ice on the marsh.
© Tom Goetz. All rights reserved. Training an AI on this image is expressly forbidden.

Saltmarsh in Dornoch last January taken on a sampling trip.
Many textures, from the sharp ice to the brushed (by the sea) grass.
We've got more sampling to do in February, and more planting in March.

#TextureTuesday #Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

Ice formed at the edge of saltmarsh. The ice is lumpy and crystalised.

Close cropped photo of saltmarsh grass swept flat by the waves.

#Salzwiesen #Natur #Fotografie #saltmarsh #nature #photography

Salzwiese mit einem Tümpel in der Mitte, in der sich der Himmel mit Wolken spiegelt.

How successive #meteotsunami and storm activity disrupts #saltmarsh vegetation

Clare Lewis, Jonathan Dale, Jessica Neumann, Tim Smyth, Hannah Cloke, October 2025

Abstract
"Meteotsunami (#MeteorologicalTsunami) are globally occurring progressive shallow water waves with a period of between 2 and 120 min which result from sudden pressure changes and wind stress due to moving atmospheric systems. These waves are known to cause destruction to and loss of assets. Currently, there is no research into the impact of meteotsunami on #CoastalEcosystems such as saltmarshes, despite the significant role saltmarsh play in providing vital habitats for resident and migrating birds, natural flood defences and climate mitigation. As such the restoration of saltmarshes has emerged as a pivotal focus within the UK Government's environmental policy framework.

"This paper examines the impact of two meteotsunami events (2016 and 2021) on saltmarsh vegetation in the southwestern #UK. An assessment of the vegetation pre and post event was undertaken using high resolution satellite imagery and the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (#NDVI). Results revealed that the 2016 meteotsunami exacted minimal vegetation change with a decrease in NDVI from 0.26 to 0.23 and a temporary reduction in coverage of 40%, suggesting a potential resilience to single episodic disturbances. In contrast, the 2021 event, compounded by multiple significant storms and additional meteotsunami, led to a decline in NDVI values from 0.44 to 0.22 and a temporary reduction in vegetation coverage of 66%.

"Both events indicated a short-term disruption with a relatively rapid rebound (within one to three months). However, the longer-term effects of such a disruption on the saltmarsh ecosystem need to be investigated further.
This comparative analysis underscores the complex interactions between meteotsunami, climatic phenomena, and coastal vegetation dynamics, highlighting the necessity for ongoing monitoring and research to understand the resilience mechanisms of such ecosystems in the face of increasing #ClimaticVariability and #ExtremeWeather events."

Full paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771425003737

#ClimateChange #AtmosphericDisturbances #AtmosphericDisturbance #CoastalAreas #RogueWave

It's nice to see saltmarsh in recovery. The fragmented saltmarsh with crevices has new extending saltmarsh in front of it.
This new saltmarsh will take some of the energy out of the waves before they reach the damaged areas and reduce further erosion. The grass at the front is already trapping sediment, increasing in height, storing carbon, and extending habitat.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Nature #Saltmarsh #ClimateAction

Looking toward land, an area of new growth of saltmarsh grass, some degraded saltmarsh behind it and an area of healthy saltmarsh further inland. A tree trunk has been washed onto the saltmarsh, terrestrial vegetation grows up a bank behind the saltmarsh.

Throwback to January 2025 and the view out to Dornoch Firth at the end of a day sampling on the saltmarsh restoration sites.
#MeerMittwoch
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #saltmarsh

view over saltmarsh to the incoming tide in Dornoch Firth. The blue and orange colours of the sky are reflected in the water. The land on the horizon is the far side of the Firth.

We've got more sampling planned for January, continuing the ongoing monitoring of the restoration sites.
We won't have the benefit of the University of St Andrews photographer to take photos this month though we love the photos Gayle took when she came out with us and made us look in focus/focussed.
Photo Credit Gayle McIntyre/University of St Andrews.
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Saltmarsh #FieldWork