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Beaches suffer as walls go up

Bulkheads and other man-made barriers cover half of Bainbridge Island's 53 miles of shoreline, according to a 2004 study. The walls, often made of concrete or rocks, have damaged habitat there by covering parts of beaches and tidal zones, the study found.

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