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New Jersey is investing $11 million to restore salt marshes, including Scotch Bonnet Island
Rising seas are drowning New Jersey wetlands. A new round of state climate funding aims to make them more resilient.
ZOË READ / WHYY – New Jersey is investing nearly $11 million to restore coastal salt marshes, including a major project at Scotch Bonnet Island in Cape May County.
Tidal salt marshes mitigate the effects of incoming waves and reduce flooding in the area, while storing climate-changing carbon. Birds, reptiles and fish also rely on these wetlands to survive and thrive …
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