After decades, project to fix a Georgia salt marsh shows early results

The Army Corps of Engineers has blocked off man-made cuts through Georgia's coastal salt marsh, restoring the natural flow of water. (Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division)

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On the southern end of the Georgia coast, old scars left in the marshes by the logging industry are starting to heal, thanks to new federal funds. Officials announced the completion of the first stage of the project Friday.

Back in the 1930s, logging companies and the Army Corps of Engineers made straight cuts through the tidal salt marshes to make it easier to transport timber from Georgia’s rich forests via the rivers and the Intracoastal Waterway.