SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Mangroves are a special part of our coastline. They slow down the storm surge, prevent shoreline erosion, and provide a safe place for the creatures of the sea to live and ...

violent winds battered the shore and a storm surge swept across the coast, decimating large swaths of mangrove forest. Seven years later, most of the mangroves here haven't seen any new growth.

Today restoring coastal mangroves and hillside forests aims ... In 2012 a nine-foot storm surge from Hurricane Sandy hit New York City at high tide, making the water 14 feet higher than normal ...