Marsh erosion: existing healthy habitats are at risk.

What happens when an abandoned highway embankment pinches a living tidal system? The water finds another path. This temporary channel is widening and eroding the marsh. It is one more sign that Rumney Marsh needs full, natural tidal flow to stay healthy.

The embankment trail is a great short-term community use, and people clearly enjoy it. But in the long term, restoration needs to include removing fill, improving tidal hydrology, and giving the marsh room to grow.