Sea Island Watershed
JUST AS WILDLIFE MOVES, SO TOO DOES THE WATER THAT SUSTAINS IT. BEING SITUATED ALONG THE COAST, WATER PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE THROUGH FORCES BOTH SEEN AND UNSEEN. OUR SHARED EXPERIENCES AS COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE OFTEN DEFINED BY THE TWICE-DAILY RISE AND FALL OF THE TIDES. THIS RHYTHMIC EXCHANGE FUELS A WIDE RANGE OF PROCESSES WITHIN THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE FUNCTIONING OF TIDAL SALT MARSHES, WHICH ARE AMONG THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE HABITATS IN THE WORLD.
STORY BY LEE BUNDRICK ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABBY NURRE