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Winter salt marsh with exposed snow-covered flats and animal tracks leading through Spartina grass along a coastal creek in North Carolina.

Winter at the Exposed Marsh

Angelique Mitchell, MPS February 7, 2026 No Comments
The surface that appears At low tide in winter the creek mouths behind Topsail Island widen into ground that is usually concealed, and the exposed marsh does not appear emptied…
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At low tide, a barnacle looks like stone. But each one began as a drifting speck—crossing currents, reading the chemistry of water, and making a single irreversible choice about where to live.

The Life of a Barnacle

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 17, 2026 No Comments
A microscopic epic of drift, decision, and devotion On a winter walk along a pier in Surf City, the boards are bleached pale by sun and salt. Wind threads through…
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Estuarine marsh edge in Onslow County, North Carolina, showing open water, emergent marsh grasses, and the transition from subtidal habitat to higher marsh zones.

The Hidden City in the Grass

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 10, 2026 No Comments
How seagrasses and marsh grasses—and the animals within them—build the marshes of Onslow County In Onslow County’s estuarine marshes, the best time to understand how the landscape works is when…
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Winter salt marsh along the North Carolina coast showing exposed creek-bank sediments where microscopic foraminifera preserve environmental history

Foraminifera: The Marsh’s Memory Keepers

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 3, 2026 1 Comment
What microscopic shells along Topsail and Surf City tell us about ancient seas, living marshes, and the future coastline On a winter walk along the marsh edge in Topsail or…
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Winter sea ducks - threshold species- on gray coastal waters beneath breaking waves.

Threshold Species at the Year’s Turn

Angelique Mitchell, MPS December 27, 2025 No Comments
Winter birds and hidden skates in a changing coastal system Late December along the coast does not announce itself loudly. The holidays have passed, the shoreline empties, and the light—almost…
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