Edmonds marsh

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My visit to the Edmonds Marsh was very relaxing and peaceful. I arrived at around 9 am, walked around the Marsh, and enjoyed the friendly chirping of birds. Although it was a bit overcast and a bit windy when we meet up, I was fortunate to observe nature in it's peaceful state. 

This bird is called the Red-winged blackbird and it was perched on a typha latiphplia (cattail), swaying with the wind. The Red-winged blackbird's ecological role in the marsh includes managing insect population like mosquitoes, and being of help with pollination. The most interesting thing that I have learned about Edmonds Marsh and Marshes in general are the reasons why they are so important. Marshes is the correlation of fresh water meeting up with the salt water and the plants and soil  helps absorb the chemicals that were in the water. Marshes are also common rest stops for birds and they are a good habitat for other organisms. One question I would ask is: what do you do to maintain a clean marsh