Lido key, Florida. Photo source: ©© Brian Y.
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For as long as Roger Barrow can remember, the sand along Lido Key has been on the move…
Read Full Article, TampabayNews
Editorial: Beach Replenishment is No Cure-All, Asburry Park Press (05-14-2015)
What do you do if a beach replenishment project is not working the way it was intended?
Is Beach Renourishment Worth The Money? WWAY News (02-16-2015)
Waikiki Beach Eroding Less Than A Year After $2.2M Sand Restoration, Pacific Business News (01-24-2013)
A section of Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach is starting to erode, less than a year after the completion of a $2.2 million project to replenish the sand on about 1,730 feet of shoreline that had been suffering from chronic erosion.
Endless Erosion Battle a Matter of Money, The St Petersburg Tribune (07-21-2014)
Palm Beach Mid-Town Dredge Project, A Youtube Video (02-04-2015)
“Beach nourishment projects like this have become commonplace along the US East and Gulf Coasts. These projects have immediate environmental impacts through burial of nearshore habitat and increased turbidity during project placement.The cumulative environmental impacts of doing this repeatedly on the same beach while conducting projects from Maine to Texas is unknown. But, we should be concerned. ” —Robert S. Young, PhD, Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Professor, Coastal Geology, Western Carolina University
“”The Beaches Are Moving,” A Video featuring Orrin Pilkey, PhD
World famous coastal geologist Orrin H. Pilkey takes us to the beach and explains why erosion has become a problem…
Let’s Talk About Sand: Denis Delestrac At TEDxBarcelona (12-2013)
