Like many coastal communities, New Hampshire’s Seacoast has a flooding problem. Coastal areas are vulnerable to storms and sea level rise that threaten infrastructure, property, and natural habitats.

The saltmarsh sparrow population has declined by nearly 90% since 1998 due to rising sea levels flooding their ground nests. A research group in Rhode Island is using homemade floating nests, or "arks ...

Coverdale, Tyler C., Bertness, Mark D., and Altieri, Andrew H. 2013. "Regional ontogeny of new england salt marsh die-off." Conservation Biology, 27, (5) 1041–1048 ...