Do the flowering plants of British Columbia’s estuaries do more than just look pretty? Find out in this short video made in collaboration with our friends at the Nature Trust of British Columbia (www.estuaryresilience.ca).

Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of The Living Estuary:
- A diversity of habitats in estuaries supports a variety of plant life that can tolerate different levels of tidal flooding and salinity
- Different types of flowering plants in estuaries
- The role of flowering plants in estuaries: holding sediment, providing habitat and shelter, feeding microbes, pollinators, birds, and bears
- Silverweed, northern rice root, paintbrush, eelgrass

This video is part of the series The Living Estuary. Estuaries form where rivers meet the sea—they are the gateways between fresh and salt water. And though they make up only a small fraction of British Columbia’s coastline, these dynamic and vibrant ecosystems are home to the vast majority of our coastal wildlife. Join us as we celebrate the plants and animals who call estuaries home in this series of short videos.

Created by the Hakai Institute for the Nature Trust of British Columbia
Executive produced by Meigan Henry
Written and edited by Kristina Blanchflower
Narrated by Kristina Blanchflower
Videography by Kristina Blanchflower, Grant Callegari, and Bennett Whitnell
Additional imagery provided by Storyblocks
Science consultation provided by Kelly Fretwell and Josh Silberg

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