Each ecosystem is teeming with life in the air, on the ground and under the water. Each system requires our thoughtful attention and appraisal.
Estuaries are vigorous, vital ecosystems where plant species survive and thrive.
Estuaries serve as a nursery for juvenile fish, a storage basin for nutrients and buffer from storms. They are also susceptible to chemical runoff and other forms of air and water pollution. Some species, such as the piping plover, are in danger of vanishing from the face of the earth. As the human population increases, so does pollution and chemical runoff into creeks and streams. This, in turn, can threaten healthy plant and animal life.