All posts tagged "Dunes"
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/ 4 years agoNor’Easter Brings Wild Waves, Beach Erosion to Island Beaches
On Ocean County’s northern barrier island, the story of Monday’s nor’easter wasn’t snow. Roads were clear, but the ocean’s thunderous wrath...
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/ 4 years agoVolunteers Planted 96 Shrubs to Protect Seaside Park Dunes, They’re Raising Funds to Plant More
A group of volunteers is planning a major planting to protect Seaside Park’s dune line and is raising funds to pay...
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/ 5 years agoLavallette’s Bare Dunes Will Soon be Covered With Grass
Is a dune, a dune, if there is no grass to anchor it down? Probably not, Lavallette residents have been saying...
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/ 5 years agoReplenished Beaches Are Getting Smaller, And That’s Exactly What’s Supposed to Happen
It was the first mention of its kind, and likely not the last. Amidst a township council meeting last week marked...
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/ 6 years agoAs Summer Begins, Island Towns Battle Trespassers on New Dunes
A dune system is only as good as its roots, and experts say the complex system of dune grass and native...
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/ 6 years agoMassive Dunes Begin to Rise Over Lavallette Boardwalk, Beach
A week into a town-wide beach replenishment project, the signs of progress are more than obvious. By Wednesday afternoon, an immense...
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/ 6 years agoNew Dunes Begin to Take Shape in Ortley Beach
As beach replenishment work moves along in Ortley Beach, the neighborhood’s future dune line is coming into focus. Large dunes are...
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/ 6 years agoSeaside Park Dunes Will Only Be Replenished Where Needed; Pumping Underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has notified officials in Seaside Park that the borough’s long-cherished dunes will – mostly –...
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/ 8 years agoOrtley Beach Replenishment Delayed to May 14
An early beachfill project slated to begin this month, before the wider island beach and dune-building effort takes off, has been...
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/ 8 years agoWatch: Huge Waves and High Winds, But Island’s Berms Hold Up
The Jersey Shore was spared from dealing with snow Tuesday, but heavy surf and high winds were being felt as a...