When people think of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, they picture salt marshes glowing at sunset, church steeples framed by live oaks, shrimp boats rocking at the docks. Those images are real ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The long stretch of salt marshes you see driving over Lowcountry bridges serve many purposes for the ecosystem, but their treatment is often overlooked. The South ...

New research from the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources (SCDNR) suggests that salt marshes have unexpected importance to horseshoe crabs. It was in South Carolina that researchers first found ...

MYRTLE BEACH — The Grand Strand's salt marshes are stuck between a proverbial rock and a literal hard place — and the region’s future might hang in the balance. Salt marshes, the foundation of the ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A non-profit on the coast is now one step closer to creating a first-of-its-kind sustainable salt marsh nursery. The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Stacia Strong ...

North Carolina’s 220,000 acres of salt marshes face multiple threats to their major roles in climate protection and ecosystem health, from rising seas and salt water intrusion, to more frequent and ...