Salt Marsh Ecology

Salt marshes help to maintain healthy water quality and protect crucial natural habitats. This grant will support a student-led environmental education program focused on salt marsh ecology, implemented through the OCRA program at MHS. In partnership with Save the Sound, the project includes a 4-week after-school program at the Hommocks Conservation Area, aimed at 7th-grade students at Hommocks Middle School. The program will provide hands-on learning about salt marshes’ role in water quality and habitat protection. Activities will include field data collection using water testing kits, ecological analysis, and environmental stewardship discussions. Data will be shared with Save the Sound and used to engage participants in community-wide environmental awareness.

Grantees: Olivia Panzona, Alex Gill, Gabriel Pazona, Ella Golden

Faculty Sponsor: Joseph Liberti