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Cape Cod National Seashore
Estuaries and Salt Marshes
Hatches culverts

SALT MARSH RESTORATION AT CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE:

 
Middle Meadow July 2004

SALT MARSH DIEBACK

 

For more information about estuaries and salt marshes, contact:

Stephen Smith, Vegetation ecologist: (508) 487-3262 x104; stephen_m_smith@nps.gov 

Tim Smith, Restoration ecologist: (508) 487-3262 x105; tim_p_smith@nps.gov

Megan Tyrrell, Inventory & Monitoring Coordinator: (508) 487-3262 x107; megan_tyrrell@nps.gov
Wellfleet kettle ponds  

Did You Know?
Although the kettle ponds within Cape Cod National Seashore are within 2.5 km of the ocean and have been subjected to thousands of years of salt spray, they remain low in dissolved salts. Ponds are flushed out by inflowing and outflowing groundwater, which prevents salts from accumulating.

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Last Updated: September 23, 2009 at 14:54 EST