Episode 409
The Edge of Life

Much of the life on the North Carolina Coast has its beginning in vast spartina marshes. In this episode of Exploring North Carolina, the birds, turtles, mollusks, finfish, and crustaceans that depend on marshes will be your hosts in this shallow, quiet world of beauty and productivity.

See the salt marsh, a place where North meets South when many plants and animals are at their southern-most or northern-most range here in North Carolina. In the same area, find fish commonly found in New York waters and a type of shell that is more common to the Bahamas. With the help of scientists and people who know the marsh best, ENC viewers explore the edge of life.