When this blog was first started last year, before I took it offline for a while, there were over 4,000 visitors. I remember well when this first began. Then the readership had gone to nearly 500. Well, folks, we are nearly at 500 now. Again.
In thinking about how I wanted to approach this landmark, I stopped along the road to photograph this.
Salt marshes are important. Wikipedia says, "A
salt marsh is an environment in the upper
coastal intertidal zone between land and
salt water or
brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of
halophytic (salt-tolerant) plants such as
herbs,
grasses, or low
shrubs.
[1][2] These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt
marsh in trapping and binding
sediments. Salt marshes play a large role in the aquatic
food web and the delivery of nutrients to coastal waters. They also support terrestrial animals and provide
coastal protection.
[2]
Just next to this salt marsh, is a buffer. On the buffer, pipes have been placed in the ground to drain the area. Trucks frequent the road dumping topsoil. Soon a large apartment complex goes up.
Washington, D.C. was built also built on a drained wetland along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. The warm weather finds it exceeding hot, buggy and humid.
Can you imagine anyone wanting to live on this? Will perspective renters be told? There are major concerns about this in light of the West Nile Virus found near this area.
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