“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feelthe breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.”

The elementary students and Kindergarteners walking through the marsh grass with Linda. 

The children were in awe of everything they saw as they walked/trudged through the marsh mud. 

Exploring a cattail. 

Letting the seeds of the cattails float away with the wind. 

Lots of mud! The children observed the sound of the marsh squishing under their boots and the smell of the marsh mud. 

Feeling algae 

After walking through the marsh we went back to the nature center  for a discussion of the animals found in the Scarborough salt marsh. We discussed the adaptations of the salt marsh animals.

Thank you to the Scarborough Marsh Nature Center for giving our Meadowbrook students a wonderful experience! Thank you to Heather R. (Miah), Heather H.  (Christopher), Danielle (Pearl & Lucy), Tori (Elyse/el. classroom assistant), and Elizabeth (Aurora & Celeste) for chaperoning.