A citizens' group is willing to chip in $150,000 toward a $1 million land purchase that could double as a wildlife habitat ...

Without salt marsh, ... "It could be part of a tourist attraction, you go to the zoo, walk out and into the preserve to see what an estuary salt marsh ecosystem is all about," she said.

The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program hands out $200,000 ... Diamondback terrapins are native to coastal salt marshes, estuaries and tidal creeks along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts ...

While most Kennebec Estuary Land Trust projects handle salt marshes, some, like those in Woolwich, function as brackish tidal wetlands, home to unique flora and fauna.

The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program announced Monday that it had awarded $200,000 through its Community Grants Program to three area colleges, Escambia County and the Pensacola Mess Hall.

The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program hands out $200,000 ... Diamondback terrapins are native to coastal salt marshes, estuaries and tidal creeks along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts ...