Here's your chance to interview the manatee, a marine mammal that finds safety and sustenance in the estuary. [6:55]

Learn about the life cycle and seed dispersal methods of mangrove plants found in Florida. Understand why these plants are important in the estuary. [4:32]

Scientists answer student questions about mangroves and why these plants are a keystone species in Florida's estuaries. [7:06]

Visit a beautiful bog in the Weeks Bay Reserve in Alabama, home to a variety of carnivorous plants. [10:03]

Meet the American Alligator, a resident of the Lousiana estuary, and learn the secrets of this misunderstood creature. [4:55]

Catch a glimpse of several species of birds found in the Barataria-Terrebonne estuary in Louisiana. [7:32]

Find out how the salt composition in the waters of the estuary affects the organisms living there. [7:44]

A quick overview of the importance of estuary conservation in Galveston Bay with Helen Drummond, director of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program. [7:41]

Meet a soil conservationist known as the Dirt Doctor, and learn about the function of the watersheds of the Galveston Bay. [7:23]

Students ask questions about the American Alligator, and an Armand Bayou Nature Center scientist provides answers. [3:06]

Get wet and muddy with scientist Eddie Seidensticker as he and two students take an up-close look at the plants of Armand Bayou in Texas. [8:42]

Invasive species can disrupt an environment. Lionfish, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, are showing up off the East Coast of the United States. What problems will these Estuary Invaders bring? [9:14]

Young students learn about plankton (in particular phytoplankton) and why it is vital to life on this planet. [9:59]

A scientist teaches students how to gather evidence and make scientific inferences about the beach just by looking at the sand. [9:23]

Geologist Dr. Jeff Warren shows how the beach is built and performs a "fizzy" experiment with beach sand to show evidence of its physical and chemical composition. [8:14]

Meet scientist Saundra Upchurch of the Ace Basin Reserve and learn about the marsh plants of South Carolina's "Low Country." [9:43]

Score one for oysters. Meet two marine ecosystem experts and learn how oyster shells can be recycled to make a new habitat for young oysters. [8:12]

All species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Learn how scientists are studying these animals using high tech equipment. [9:19]

All species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Meet a scientist who works with sick or injured sea turtles and find out what happens in a turtle hospital. [9:08]

Learn about the SWMP Program (System Wide Monitoring Program) and see how high-tech underwater equipment helps keep track of conditions in the estuary at all times. [8:25]

Follow rain running off parking lots and roads in central North Carolina on a journey to the estuary hundreds of miles away. Good footage showing runoff from areas of development and beautiful estuary montage at the end. [7:30]

Find out about Wisconsin's delicate freshwater estuary environments along Lake Superior. Includes ecosystems in the Apostle Islands in addition to the Flag, Cranberry, Bark, Sand, Rasberry, Lost Creek, Whittlesey Creek, Fish Creek,...

Student rappers use humor and student interview clips to explain the importance of an estuary. [4:43]

Produced by the Association of National Estuary Programs as a fun explanation of what estuaries are and why they are important. [7:23]