Researchers at Oregon’s South Slough Estuarine Research Reserve are importing teabags from the UK, but they’re not using it to brew a cup of tea in between studies. These tea bags are being used to get a better understanding of what carbon storage is like in the marshes and wetlands outside of Coos Bay. The bags were buried underground in the start of the summer and were recently dug up to examine how much they have decomposed and see how much climate change is affecting the decomposition process. Shon Schooler is the Lead Scientist for the reserve and Colleen Walker is their fall intern. They both join us to share the work they’re doing at the Slough.