News & Upcoming Events

Great Marsh Symposium

  REGISTER NOW The Great Marsh Coalition Symposium will be held on November 12 in Essex, MA Read More

Scientists: Fertilizers are killing salt marshes

October 22, 2012 By Mac Cerullo Staff Writer Gloucester Daily Times For years, scientists have observed a slow decay of salt marshes all along the Atlantic coast without understanding why. Now a newly released study conducted in the local Great Marsh is shedding light on the cause of salt marsh decay and the impact it could have on the environment. Read More

Phragmites Removal

During the final week of September the Great Marsh Revitalization Task Force (GMRTF) implemented its 2012 invasive Phragmites australis management plan in the northern section of the Great Marsh. Read More

Great Marsh Glimpses

Local videographer creates a charming series featuring some of the lovely places to be found in the Great Marsh. Click here to link to the YouTube site, where you can see them.