Oyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefSalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass The Story of 2012 by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 3, 2013 by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 3, 2013 2012 was a year full of ups and downs. We got funding, went on amazing adventures in places wet and dry (mostly wet), and saw a crisis hit one of our favorite coastal places. In the Grass, On the Reef looks back.