Wetlands Day at Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Georgia’s 100-mile long coast line boasts to have 1/3 of the remaining tidal salt marshes along the entire Atlantic coast! Georgia’s salt marshes are some of the most biologically productive natural systems on Earth. They produce nearly twenty tons of biomass to the acre, which makes them four times more productive than the most carefully cultivated cornfields, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The enormous productivity helps to make the salt marshes primary nursery areas for blue crabs, oysters, shrimp, and other economically important fish and shellfish. Join us for a day of salt marsh exploration fun and learn why we must protect this precious ecosystem.
To learn more about this event, please visit the Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah website.
