BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Living on the Coast, we’ve all most likely come across wetland plants, but maybe didn’t know how important they are.

That is why MSU’s Coastal Research and Extension Center has worked for years to educate and grow plants for coastal restoration.

Extension Associate Kaitlyn Mitchell says they are growing native wetland plants in hopes of offsetting the demand needed for living shoreline restoration projects.

“They provide the habitat for all of the fish, the crustaceans, all those types of invertebrates that live in the water,” she said.

Not only that, but they function like natural sponges, slowing the force of waves – ultimately reducing flooding and storm impacts.

At the greenhouse, 15,000 plants of smooth Cordgrass and Black Needlerush are being grown. This a

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