
Squeezing the Marsh
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Saving NC’s coastal marshes may help the survival of saltmarsh sparrows that winter there.
As sea levels rise due to climate change, coastal saltmarsh habitats are being squeezed out of existence, threatening birds like the saltmarsh sparrow as well as depleting natural barriers against storms and flooding. Follow along with researchers from UNC Wilmington as they survey the marshes.
State of Change is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
State of Change is produced with support from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.

Squeezing the Marsh
Clip | 5m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
As sea levels rise due to climate change, coastal saltmarsh habitats are being squeezed out of existence, threatening birds like the saltmarsh sparrow as well as depleting natural barriers against storms and flooding. Follow along with researchers from UNC Wilmington as they survey the marshes.
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