Kidneys of the Bay
Wetlands are natural water purifiers.
Ecologist Danielle Kreeger says these “kidneys of the Bay” filter water runoff and trap contaminants.
"The scientists are looking to see what kind of vegetation there is. How high the plants have gotten, what's growing together and the diversity of the plants. It lets us know how healthy the wetland is," said scientist Angela P.
The marshes are a critical, first-line defense for Delaware's flatlands.