Coastal Ecosystems Unit Study

Coastal Ecosystems Unit Study

The majority of the class sessions will be outdoors!  This is not a drop off class, parents must accompany their children for each class session for the duration of the period.

By enrolling in this course your students will not only learn about the importance of this critical coastal ecosystem but they will also help to actively restore areas of salt marsh which will allow them to have a hands-on way to learn, serve our local communities, and have fun in the process! The coastline, maritime woodlands, marshes, creeks, and coastal grasses will be explored along the animals that thrive in these habitats.

Included in the course is the From Seeds to Shoreline curriculum that will focus on the cultivation of Sporobolus alterniflorus, the dominant plant in southeastern salt marshes. S. alterniflorus can be seen as the anchor – without this foundational plant, the salt marsh…