The Wrack
The Wrack is the Wells Reserve blog, our collective logbook on the web.
Posts tagged beach profile monitoring
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Volunteers Track Long-Term Trends in Beach Erosion
| January 22, 2015 | Filed under: Program Activities
Sand beaches are incredibly valuable to Maine. Sea walls and jetties disrupt the natural movement of sand along the coastline, creating areas of erosion that combined with rising sea level and increased frequency and severity of storms have contributed to an overall net loss of sand.
