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Car drivers are destroying the saltmarsh ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/drivers-destroying-saltmarsh-protecting-great-barrier-reef/104501826
#Biodiversity #Conservation #harm #cars #GBR #reef #saltmarshes
ABC News · Drivers damaging sensitive and vital saltmarsh ecosystems at Agnes Water
On the ballot in #ScarboroughMaine!
Council Corner: A path to continued #LandConservation in Scarborough
Posted July 18
Karin Shupe, Scarborough Town Councillor
"On July 17 at 5:30 p.m. the Town Council held a workshop to discuss the potential referendum questions for this November’s ballot. One of these questions includes a request to replenish the land bond fund. The land bond fund is a town fund that was created in 2000 for the purpose of purchasing land for conservation. Unlike what a traditional bond referendum looks like, the land bond does not have an immediate impact on taxpayers, as it authorizes future bonding for land conservation.
"Scarborough voters have overwhelmingly supported every land bond referendum that has come forward since the creation of the land bond fund. The town has contributed $7.5 million towards the acquisition of land for conservation in this 24-year span. Scarborough’s commitment to land conservation has helped successfully obtain grants from the federal and state government and attract donors and matching funds from organizations like the #ScarboroughLandTrust, #LandForMainesFuture and the #MaineFarmlandTrust. These partnerships have led to conservation and preservation of land throughout the town, including #PleasantHillPreserve, #WarrenWoods, #FullerFarm, #BroadturnFarm and #SilverBrookPreserve.
"As of today, there is approximately $14,000 remaining in the town’s land bond fund. With a Town Council goal to conserve 30% of Scarborough land by 2030, more funds are needed. There are many public and economic benefits to land conservation that make this goal so important for Scarborough. The No. 1 concern expressed by our community in the recent survey was the rapid pace of growth and expansion. By conserving land, not only are we protecting our natural resources from development and preserving drinking water and water quality in our rivers, streams and marsh, we are also providing open space for our residents and visitors to enjoy.
"Historically, conserving land is cost neutral to a town budget, while residential development adds more to a town’s cost of services and infrastructure beyond the tax revenues it receives. As one of the fastest growing communities in the state, it is even more important for us to act now to protect our natural resources and maintain the open space that has attracted residents to Scarborough.
"The request before the Town Council is for a $6 million replenishment of the land bond, which accounts for the rising cost of land and the town’s 30×30 goal. This recommendation comes from the town’s Parks and Conservation Land Board, which is responsible for evaluating the applications the town receives for land bond funds. The board has developed a detailed acquisition evaluation process for properties, based on factors such as size, preservation of natural resources, location to habitat, public access and creating connectivity.
"Most recently the board recommended, and Town Council approved, the use of $800,000 towards the preservation of an additional 130 acres at Silver Brook Preserve in western Scarborough. This recent Silver Brook Preserve expansion now connects 813 acres of continuous conserved land between Scarborough, #SacoMaine and #BuxtonMaine. With no further funds available in the land bond, the town may miss opportunities like Silver Brook Preserve in the future. The town is also currently in the process of developing an Open Space Conservation Plan. This plan will guide and prioritize land conservation efforts. With no funds in the land bond, we will be unable to act on the land conservation recommendations from this plan.
"Scarborough is a leader in land conservation. No other town in Maine has spent as many local dollars on conserving their natural resources. I will try to continue our leadership in land conservation by encouraging my fellow councilors to support placing this $6 million land bond on the November ballot. To learn more about the land bond I invite residents to attend our upcoming Council Corner Live on Aug. 7 to learn more about the land bond – stay tuned for details."
Press Herald · Council Corner: A path to continued land conservation in ScarboroughOn July 17 at 5:30 p.m. the Town Council held a workshop to discuss the potential referendum questions for this November’s ballot. One of these questions includes a request to replenish the land bond fund. The land bond fund is a town fund that was created in 2000 for the purpose of purchasing land for […]
Half of all #eelgrass in #CascoBay has died within last four years, experts say
Eelgrass, according to Friends of Casco Bay, is home to juvenile lobster and fish. Without eelgrass, much of Maine's seafood economy loses its base, they said.
By Jack Molmud
March 29, 2023
SOUTH PORTLAND, #Maine — According to a report from Friends of Casco Bay, 54 percent of all eelgrass meadows in Casco Bay have died off since 2018.
"This comes as the 2022 to 2023 winter saw water temps reach four degrees above average.
"'My first response was it's heartbreaking,' Will Everitt, the executive director of Friends of Casco Bay said. 'My second response was now is the time we have to do more than ever to protect the bay.'
"Everitt said eelgrass is dying due to a combination of consequences from the warm water.
"Warm water attracts more invasive #GreenCrabs, which cut the eelgrass and eat softshell crabs, he said. This disturbs the naturally-occurring species, he said.
"'When we have a really cold winter it can kill back the green crabs,' Everitt said.
"He added a warm winter won't kill as many green crabs, allowing them to reproduce and spawn more green crabs for summer and fall.
"'The loss of this is tragic and could have a huge impact on our coastal waters,' Everitt said.
"Everitt added the #WarmingOceans in Maine also result in more frequent #AlgaeBlooms, which prevent the eelgrass from accessing proper sunlight to grow.
"Fewer eelgrass meadows mean fewer lobsters in inshore waters, he added.
"'A number of critters in the bay depend on this... the warming waters are going to do a number on this if it continues,' Everitt said.
"If the situation continues to worsen, Everitt suggested experts would recommend planting eelgrass from more southern states so that subspecies can handle the warmer temperatures Maine is set to experience."
#FriendsOfCascoBay #SaltMarshes #SaveTheWetlands #EelGrass #SaveTheWetlands
#SaveTheMarshes #ProtectNature #NewEngland #GulfOfMaine
#Maine’s #SaltMarshes are at risk of disappearing, from #RisingSeaLevels and much more
A University of Maine analysis suggests a significant portion of them could be gone by the end of the century, without a lot of human intervention.
Posted July 28, 2024
Kate CoughMaine Monitor
Wetland loss may be “difficult to reverse”
"For much of American history, the marsh has often been considered more of an impediment than an asset; something to be filled, ditched, dug and bulldozed into something more useful.
"More than half of the #wetlands that existed at the start of the #RevolutionaryWar are gone, according to estimates from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — much of them altered by farming, but also lost to houses, #StripMalls, #marinas and other #development."
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On the Power of a Salt Marsh
https://orionmagazine.org/article/salt-marsh-restoration-giacomini-wetland/
"#SaltMarshes are enormous #carbon sinks, so when left intact they literally bury #GreenhouseGases, disallowing them the chance to reach the atmosphere. They play critical roles in protecting coastal communities from storm surges, dampening the force of now familiar #ExtremeWeather events. Salt #marshes also cycle #nitrogen, as well as provide irreplaceable habitat and nurseries for many #shorebirds, #fish, #shellfish, and other species."
Horseshoe Crabs Have Been Hiding Out in the Marsh https://hakaimagazine.com/news/horseshoe-crabs-have-been-hiding-out-in-the-marsh/
The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) spawns regularly in salt marshes https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2738
"#scientists have long thought that beaches are the only suitable spot for these #animals to lay their eggs. But new research from across the eastern United States now shows that #HorseshoeCrabs spawn in #SaltMarshes at roughly the same rate"
#MulticellularBacteria Evolve Defenses that Resemble the Immune System https://www.the-scientist.com/multicellular-bacteria-evolve-defenses-that-resemble-the-immune-system-71807
Targeted hypermutation of putative antigen sensors in multicellular bacteria https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2316469121
"the team chose pink berries, which are millimeter sized aggregates of #bacteria living on the floor of #SaltMarshes in #WoodsHole, #Massachusetts that tend to evolve slowly... they’re wild, but they’re not so ephemeral and changing that we can’t ask mechanistic questions"
#Tidal landscapes: A greater #CarbonSink than previously thought https://phys.org/news/2024-02-tidal-landscapes-greater-carbon-previously.html
Carbonate #chemistry and #CarbonSequestration driven by inorganic #carbon outwelling from mangroves and saltmarshes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44037-w
"#Mangroves, #saltmarshes sequester large amounts of C, mitigating the #GreenhouseEffect. These environments are perhaps 2x as effective as previously thought... much of the C is exported to the #ocean bound as bicarbonate and remains dissolved for thousands of years."
Replied to CelloMom On Cars
@CelloMomOnCars
Shhhhh... Australia
is already selling Australian Carbon Credit Units to #Fossilfuel companies to #Offset emissions from new #FossilGas projects as part of the #SafeguardMechanism.
Here is the methodology: Tidal Restoration of Blue Carbon Ecosystems method
#mangroves #Saltmarshes
https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/ERF/Choosing-a-project-type/Opportunities-for-the-land-sector/Vegetation-methods/tidal-restoration-of-blue-carbon-ecosystems-method
www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au
Tidal Restoration of Blue Carbon Ecosystems method
"#Mangroves and #saltmarshes sequester large amounts of carbon, mitigating the greenhouse effect. New research from the University of Gothenburg shows that these environments are perhaps twice as effective as previously thought."
https://www.gu.se/en/news/tidal-landscapes-a-greater-carbon-sink-than-previously-thought
University of GothenburgTidal landscapes a greater carbon sink than previously thoughtMangroves and saltmarshes sequester large amounts of carbon, mitigating the greenhouse effect. New research from the University of Gothenburg shows that these environments are perhaps twice as effective as previously thought.
Zonsopkomst op de kwelder bij de tweede slenk met zicht op de Kobbeduinen. Foto van september. Vandaag regen en bewolking.
#ArtAdventCalendar dag 12
Wolkenlucht rif, olie op doek 30x30 - Folkert Abma 2021 (verkocht)
Jonge kwelder bij Schiermonnikoog. Goedemorgen en een fijne dag!
Schuilen voor de regen achter een pol gras op een duintop aan de rand van de Waddenzee.
Hoe heb jij deze regenachtige middag doorgebracht?
Wandering the margins of a salt lake in western Victoria, Australia. These were formed by the quaternary newer volcanics but have been trashed to varying degrees by agriculture and introduced plants since European colonisation. Thankfully there's still some interesting plants around the margins. #botany #saltmarshes #saltlakes
#SaltMarshes are beautiful environments created as much by the plant life that inhabits them as by the geology and geomorphology. This stunning photo by Stephan Sprinz for #imaggeoOnMondays showcases a beautiful example from Northern Germany.
Read more: https://egu.eu/9RD566/
Today's photo with the most hits: canal reflections at Aigues Mortes, Gard, France.
#Scientists show how #parasites turn marsh-dwelling brown #crustaceans into neon zombies https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-parasites-marsh-dwelling-brown-shrimp.html
#ParasiteManipulation of host phenotypes inferred from transcriptional analyses in a #trematode-#amphipod system https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17093
"#SaltMarshes are home to tiny crustaceans called amphipods that keep a low profile... But when amphipods are infected with a #parasitic #worm, they turn bright orange and lose their tendency to run for cover when exposed."
Gorgeous views over saltmarsh on the way to our Dornoch Firth restoration site. Sea plantain and sea aster pictured. These are such beautiful habitats and they store so much carbon.
#saltmarshes @NatureScot @scotgovnetzero #NatureRestorationFund #GreenShores #ClimateAction
