This area is also well known for its salt marshes.
But beginning in the 1960's, salt marshes finally got some respect.
Natural salt marshes, after all, developed over thousands of years.
Much of this land has in recent years been returned to salt marshes.
Another situation to be taken into account is the loss of our salt marshes.
All three elements were consistent with what you would find in a salt marsh.
I followed the leading edge all the way from the salt marshes.
If salt marshes are frozen as well, they go south.
We've lost about 50 percent of our salt marshes in Connecticut.
Spends most of 'is time out on the salt marshes.