Numerous insects occupy the marsh, feeding on living or dead cordgrass tissue, and redwing blackbirds, sparrows, rodents, rabbits, and deer feed directly on the cordgrass.

许多昆虫占据着沼泽，以活或死的绳草组织为食，而红翼鸫、麻雀、啮齿动物、兔子和鹿直接以绳草为食。