
STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Beaches suffer as walls go up
These Bainbridge homes are protected by a seawall. Scientists agree bulkheads and seawalls degrade rich near-shore habitat, but still the walls go up.

STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
These Bainbridge homes are protected by a seawall. Scientists agree bulkheads and seawalls degrade rich near-shore habitat, but still the walls go up.
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