Marsh Madness!

March 4, 2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Marsh Madness photo competition! Congratulations to the winners of the four categories: Adelma Argueta Roman, Emelie Foster, Lucia Ramirez-Joseph, and Jane Tucker. And congratulations to the top photo, “Fieldwork Doesn’t Stop at Sunset” by Lucia Ramirez-Joseph.

Sunset Stroll – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Open house at low tide – Emelie Foster
Don’t lose your balance – Jane Tucker
Fieldwork doesn’t stop at sunset – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph

Check out all of the amazing entries below.

Early Riser – Risa McNellis
Poison Ivy – Karen Sundberg
Sunset Stroll – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Baltimore Oriole – Gillian Nichols
Catch of the Day – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Pink sulfur bacteria – Matt Costa
Pink Fuzz – Mya Darsan
Sunset Reflection – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Swab Squad – Quincy Dowling
Nor’easter – Nat Weston
Float Coats – Risa McNellis
Salicornia and Suaeda – Marissa Gast
Pretty in Pink – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Barney McBarnface – Jane Tucker
Cotton Candy – John Angell
The best way to start a field day – Britany Guo
Insect Lunch – Emily Jesseph
Open house at low tide – Em Foster
Yellow (Typha’s version) – Quincy Dowling
Bristle Worm – Britany Guo
Shad Supervisor – Risa McNellis
Sunrise at Nelson – Elizabeth Oliver
Elevation – Stephanie Tsui
Patens – Mya Darsan
Gold Finder – Nancy Yang
Busy Beaver – Wilfred Wollheim
Straddles – Marissa Gast
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Gillian Nichols
Brightest Spot – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Marshview in Bloom – Jane Tucker
Sunset over Little Neck – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Moonrise – Risa McNellis
Sampling NAN plots – Jane Tucker
Stephanie Tsui and the Corer – Matt Costa
Beautiful Grasses – Elizabeth Oliver
Frolicking amongst the marsh grass – Britany Guo
Juvenile Dispersal Complete – Em Foster
Powered by Red Bull – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Vegetative Divide – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Green Crab – Emily Jesseph
Marsh Cowlicks – John Angell
Mantis in the Marsh – Marissa Gast
The Green Ocean – Stephanie Tsui
Salicorna – Mya Darsan
Nelson Morning – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Fieldwork doesn’t stop at sunset – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Chlorophyll Carpet – Quincy Dowling
Marsh Sweats – Nancy Yang
The Approaching Storm – Britany Guo
Watch out for the reef! – Stephanie Tsui
Rowley’s morning silhouette – Adelma Argueta-Roman
High Tide – Adelma Argueta-Roman
EXOs ready for action – Jane Tucker
Science is better with a huddle – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Marsh Pools – Matt Costa
Climbing the Tower – Prerana Patil
Interrupted Dinner – Nancy Yang
Cloud Spray – Mya Darsan
Put your back into it! – Risa McNellis
Don’t lose your balance – Jane Tucker
DOCs and docks – Quincy Dowling
Mudworms Hatching – Nat Weston
Early morning – Emily Jesseph
This is not trash – Wil Wollheim
Dramatic Clouds – Prerana Patil
High hopes and low tides – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Laws Point Patens – Matt Costa
Marshview Magic – Em Foster
Phrag Invasion – Adelma Argueta-Roman
View from the boat – Lucia Ramirez-Joseph
Spartina in the fall – John Angell
Sound sunset – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Sandbar – Nat Weston
The marsh between – Adelma Argueta-Roman
Eastern Kingbird – Gillian Nichols
Dylan measuring SETs – Marissa Gast
Beautiful Day – John Angell
Autumnal Hues – Adelma Argueta-Roman