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"Cody, in detailing the efforts and introducing us to the varied people who got involved—lawyers and botanists, sea mossers and lobstermen, a tribal chairperson, engineers, environmentalists, and a big dog named Veda—creates a moving and compelling ode, to a place, to a natural history, to people and the power that comes from focusing efforts and working with an environment . . . Cody’s deep and reverent attention to the natural world reminds us of its rewards, personally and environmentally."—Boston Globe

“At a time when preventing climate change can seem daunting to the point of paralysis, stories about local, individual action appreciate in value. The author . . . buys a piece of coastal property on the Massachusetts South Shore and finds himself joining with neighbors to protect and then restore a salt marsh inlet. A fine-grained account of what is entailed in addressing the problems humans have caused as the built environment has ‘stranded the natural places.’”—HarvardMagazine

“Cody offers an intimate portrait of this place, its history and people, and the natural life in and around the marsh. The side stories of the community near Ellisville Marsh, the joys of monitoring work on the marsh, and the battles to win permits and keep the inlet open, are compelling.”—Tim Traver, author of Sippewissett: Or, Life on a Salt Marsh

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