“Take Me to Your Wetlands”
What if the most fascinating “alien” world wasn’t light-years away, but right here in Delaware?
Join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays at Ocean View Brewing Company for an evening of science, storytelling, and local brews as we explore the extraordinary world of Delaware’s salt marshes.
Date: Wednesday, August 12th
Time: 3-5 PM (Presentation & Q&A)
Ticket Price: $15 donation (Includes beer & a snack!) – All proceeds of ticket sales go directly to the Center!
Presenter: Ally Szabo, Restoration Technician at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Meet the Center’s Restoration Technician, Ally Szabo, and discover the remarkable “Marsh(ians)” that call these wetlands home, from bizarre and beautiful wildlife to the hidden ecological processes that keep our bays healthy.
Learn how salt marshes serve as Delaware’s first line of defense against storms, flooding, and shoreline erosion, why they are among the planet’s most productive ecosystems, and hear about groundbreaking research from the first-ever study measuring the carbon stored within Delaware’s salt marshes. Travel back in time as we uncover what stories the marsh(ian) soils can tell us through carbon dating, revealing how these remarkable ecosystems have evolved and why protecting them today is more important than ever.
Come for the brews. Stay for the Marsh(ians). No spaceship required.