Tagged Stories: "bay grasses"

A new monitoring program needs volunteers to help scientists collect valuable data on underwater grasses

Experts believe more underwater grasses grew in Bay than mapped acreage suggests

The total amount of grasses growing in the Bay marks 57 percent of our restoration goal

Efforts to reduce pollution and conserve land are having positive effects, study finds

Aquatic grasses serve important role in estuary ecosystem

2016 total marks highest-ever acreage measured by annual aerial survey

The 2015 acreage exceeds the 2017 restoration target two years early

Widgeongrass grows where vegetation was not mapped before

Scientists attribute the boost in bay grasses to the expansion of widgeon grass in saltier waters.