Is erosion always bad and do we need to battle it with hard armor? We wrap up our series this week with two stories that rethink some basic assumptions about shoreline protection.
Sources of sand: maps show crucial "feeder bluffs"
For more than a hundred years, property owners have seen shoreline erosion as the enemy. But it turns out that in many cases erosion is actually a good thing—crucial, according to scientists — because it provides the sand and gravel needed for healthy beaches.
State guidelines offer new approaches to shoreline protection
Bulkhead removal is becoming an attractive option for many shoreline property owners as awareness spreads of their geological and ecological impacts, and as aging bulkheads come up for replacement. New state guidelines provide alternatives to hard armor.
