Saving eelgrass, the most important plant you’ve likely never heard of 🌿 Wade out into the shallow coastal waters in almost any part of the world, and you may stumble across an underwater meadow. The waving fronds tickling your ankles aren’t seaweed, but something completely different - seagrass. These small plants may seem insignificant, but together they can form vast meadows visible from space. Eelgrass, the most dominant species of seagrass in epa_newengland, is an unsung carbon-sequestering superhero. Meadows are in decline from threats like pollution and #ClimateChange. Visit the link in our bio for a wbur article on the work being done to study, preserve, and restore seagrass beds by whoi.ocean, nationalparkservice, and EPA. #EPAdivers #Seagrass #Eelgrass #FeelGoodFriday pulitzercenter epa_midatlantic epa_northeastandcaribbean