Matthew Whitbeck, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supervisory wildlife biologist for the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, evaluates shoreline protection efforts near the Fog Point sections of a coastal resiliency projects designed to protect Martin Island National Wildlife Refuge, near Smith Island, Somerset County, Md., Oct. 7, 2021. The USFWS provides critical coastal wetland habitat conservation practices ensuring that essential habitat, wildlife, and coastal communities thrive. They also help deter vulnerabilities in climate change, storm stress, sea-level rise, human activity, and invasive species. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)