The links below provide additional documentation on Friends' presentations, Third-party marsh studies, and membership forms.

FRIENDS' CONTENT

• Friends of Ellisville Marsh Application Non-profit membership/volunteer/donation form

• Ellisville Marsh & Friends' Overview (Rev Jan, 2008): Presentation on Ellisville Marsh, its history, past and present conditions, and the mission and activities of the Friends of Ellisville Marsh, Inc.
• Ellisville Marsh Restoration Project (Rev Jan, 2008): Overview of the project, including background and need for action, project scope and objectives, estimated project cost and time line.
• Friends of Ellisville Marsh Backgrounder (Rev May, 2009): Background fact sheet of Ellisville Marsh, and the purpose of the Friends Group

• Of Tides, Mud, and Marsh: A thorough and thoughtful essay from The Trustees of Reservations. Recommended reading.

• Salt Marshes in the Gulf of Maine (2008):Human Impacts, Habitat Restoration, and Long Term Change Analysis, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
• Charting a Course A Blueprint for the Future of Aquatic Habitat Restoration in Massachusetts (January 2008):Report of the
  Aquatic Habitat Restoration Task Force
• Salt Marsh Restoration Guide (2007): NC State University Sea Grant College Program and NOAA
  
• Marsh Dieback Study (April 2007): Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MBNEP) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
• Quantifying the Influence of Inlet Migration on Tidal Marsh System Health (2006): Abstract of paper by Ramsey, et al.

• Report on Salt Marsh Dieback on Cape Cod (2006): National Park Service report that investigates the problem of vegetation loss at salt marshes on Cape Cod and identifies potential underlying causes and areas for further study.
• A Volunteer's Handbook for Monitoring Salt Marshes (2002): Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
  and Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MBP)