Officials take bold action to save coastal town from critical threat: 'Hopefully in a year or few, it'll look really different'

Officials take bold action to save coastal town from critical threat: 'Hopefully in a year or few, it'll look really different'

Marshes are vibrant ecosystems, typically rich in nutrients that support an array of biodiversity. To save the Webhannet salt marsh in Wells, Maine, conservationists spread 1,000 cubic yards of sand to save the marsh from sinking. These efforts raised the marsh by 3 to 6 inches, Seacoastonline reports. What's happening? The sand is an innovative solution to a strange-sounding problem: the wetlands were too wet. When water in wetlands accumulates…