Originally Aired 7/9/07. Chris Elphick, biologist at Uconn, sheds light on the condition of the threatened Connecticut salt marshes. He explains to Laurie that the key to assessing this threat is a small bird found within: the sharptail sparrow.
[gtalert title=”Field Notes Archive” title_color=”#699bb1″ close_button=”no” border_style=”none” border_radius=”4″]Field Notes with Laurie Sanders aired from 1999 through 2009. It focused on the natural history of New England- from special habitats to the life cycles of individual plants and animals to profiles of people involved with safeguarding our environment. If you have a question about Field Notes please email: fieldnotes@nepr.net.[/gtalert]