When I got to my usual spot to sit, take pictures, and make observations, i realized that there was construction equipment blocking me from getting there. I asked myself "What the hell is going on here?!" After making a closer look, I noticed that the tide was very high and here were straw rolls and other flood deterrents.
To expand on plum island and flooding, it is actually a very serious problem. Last year a few families lost their homes due erosion of the beach.
Due to the jetties not working properly, the beaches are being swept away rapidly.
If you are more interested in learning about this problem, the link to an informative website below.
http://www.plumislanderosion.com/
As for the other observations, I noticed that there were a lot of sea gulls in the marsh and not too many ducks. Still more life and activity than there was in the winter though!
So what is your conclusion in response to the questions raised on that site you linked to? Are the present anti-erosion strategies sensible? Should we continue trying to stabilize the beaches, or just bail? Adopt a different strategy/strategies?
ReplyDeleteI live on Plum Island, so I wish that I could tell you why there is construction there right now, but I don't know the exact reason. My best guess is that they are fixing or doing maintenance on the water and sewer lines.
ReplyDeletewhen I was down there today it looked like there was some sewage construction or something like that. There were also remnants of straw; common in temporarily preventing flooding in small areas.
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