Tidal Marsh Restoration

Tidal Marsh Restoration offers coastal managers, planners, and restoration professionals the essential knowledge needed to restore tidal flow and ecological function to degraded salt marshes. As roadways, dikes, and development have increasingly restricted natural tidal movement, many marshes have lost their ability to support wildlife, filter water, buffer floods, and sustain healthy ecosystems. This book shows how to bring them back.

Combining scientific insight with real-world application, the book brings together leading voices in hydrology, ecology, soil science, engineering, and public policy. It synthesizes decades of field experience and emerging research to provide a clear, practical roadmap for restoring tidal influence and revitalizing marsh habitats. Readers will find detailed guidance on project design, hydraulic modeling, vegetation dynamics, and monitoring strategies—supported by case studies from successful efforts in New England and Atlantic Canada.

More than just a technical manual, Tidal Marsh Restoration bridges disciplines and scales, helping practitioners understand both the ecological systems at stake and the policy, regulatory, and community contexts in which restoration must happen. For those working to restore salt marshes in the face of sea-level rise, habitat loss, and climate-related challenges, this book provides both the tools and the insight needed to design projects that succeed and endure.