A NOAA-backed tool shows the hidden value of healthier shorelines

A NOAA-backed tool shows the hidden value of healthier shorelines

A long time ago, when I was a local newspaper reporter in Calvert County, Maryland, I got a close look at marsh restoration projects after covering a visit by the EPA administrator and the governors of Maryland and Virginia to one such effort. After the officials left, I stayed in touch with some of the volunteers and wound up joining them on smaller weekend projects. We planted marsh grass, cleaned up trash and tracked turtles and other wildlif…