![]() ![]() “That’s really what we’re looking at – how can we protect those coastal marshes and restore them so that they are not drowning as sea level rises and they provide better barriers to storm surge for development.” There’s no space for the natural marsh to move inland, and houses are at risk from sea level rise and storm surges,” Kollegger says. “All of these natural spaces are drowning as sea level rises and because humans have developed our coast lines right up to the water’s edge. ![]() Along the Sound, these marshes have nowhere to go. In less-developed areas, marshes can naturally push inland as sea level rises. This is a particularly pressing problem for Long Island Sound as the area is developed right up to the marshes. Local communities and ecosystems would be impacted significantly. Marshes provide habitat for many unique species, protection against storm surges, and pollution filtration. ![]() Marshes would be particularly hard hit if this comes to pass. This may not seem like much, but projections estimate this region could face a 50-centimeter rise by 2050. student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment is working to find the best way to protect Long Island Sound’s marshes from sea level rise.īetween 19, Long Island Sound faced sea level rise of about five centimeters. This summer, Madeline Kollegger ’25 ( CAHNR) will be spending plenty of time near the coast, but she won’t be there to swim or sunbathe. ![]()
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