Aren't pneumatocysts great!
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| Shadows in beach sand caused by ... |
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| ... a dune restoration project. |
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| The concept is wonderfully simple. Snow fence slows the wind as it whips across the beach. Once the wind slows down, it's load of windblown sand falls at the base of the "snow" fence and a dune begins to form. Throw in a windblown, (or maybe in this project, a planted ...) sea oat plant and dune stabilization begins anew. |
Of course, a simpler idea is to never build homes, motels and condo's directly on the beachfront.
Then, none of this is necessary.
The beach can ebb, flow, flex, and bend as nature intended.
No input from us required.
7 comments:
Boo to deliberate beachfront destruction; yay to dune restoration. I remember the first time I saw the ocean when I was a child, and I remember from my childhood before Myrtle Beach became so commercial and developed. Need I say anymore?
Momadness
Love the pictures.
Love all the pics, but especially the second one down.
Interesting pics. And I agree ... yay to dune restoration!
You see dune restoration, I see tiger beetle habitat restoration.
So they're really "sand drifts" then huh? ;-)
Beautiful photos.
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