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We are scientists, managers and policy makers working on #bluecarbon along the Pacific coast of the US and Canada. #estuaries #marshes #seagrass #swamp #restoration #conservation

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Yes high methane emissions can be an issue in some wetlands. More methane tends to be produced in wetlands that are freshwater, warm, and have high water tables. Saline wetland usually have low CH4. We have a paper for PNW estuaries coming out on this topic soon.

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What is β€˜blue carbon’ and why is it so valuable? - Columbia Insight The Pacific Northwest’s once-prevalent tidal forests are mostly gone. But what remains stores an important secret New world: A manmade "beaver dam analog" (foreground) and dead Sitka spruce trees are...

An article in Columbia Insight by Nathan Gilles features PNW #bluecarbon research by members of the working group:

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Some sediment core sampling at restored tidal #marsh sites in the #Nisqually #Estuary Washington on Monday to study accretion and #bluecarbon content. It was cold, but no rain for an otherwise stormy week!

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