The Marsh was a vital ecosystem to the Lenape tribe, providing food in the form of rabbits, turtles, and beavers. Cattails also played an important role, as the roots of the plant could be ground into a poultice applied directly to wounds, blisters, or stings, and the sticky starch found at the bottom of the plant could be used as a coagulant, antiseptic, and a bit of numbing.