Large track-hoes (excavators) are needed to repair the damage done by the March nor’easter storm known as Riley.
The narrowest slip of land between a body of fresh water and the sea.
Native pussy willow trees survive storm after storm after storm after storm. More pussy willows, as well as other deep-rooted natives, need to be planted to help with the unending erosion.
Niles Pond water overflowing the bank and littered with debris swept in by the sea.
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Large track-hoes (excavators) are needed to repair the damage done by the March nor’easter storm known as Riley.
The narrowest slip of land between a body of fresh water and the sea.
Native pussy willow trees survive storm after storm after storm after storm. More pussy willows, as well as other deep-rooted natives, need to be planted to help with the unending erosion.
Niles Pond water overflowing the bank and littered with debris swept in by the sea.
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Thank goodness the work is being done so quickly. Pussy willows, eh? Good tip!
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Agree, the Eastern Point folks are doing a tremendous job battling the rising sea tide.
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Itās all private now and posted so whoās paying. If tax dollars are involved there signs must come down for all to enjoy
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See Karen’s reply Phil.
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It’s all paid for by the generous folks of Eastern Point. You can relax – Not a single city tax dollar is being spent.
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Thank you for writing Karen. I think the Eastern Point residents are doing an outstanding and proactive job maintaining the causeway. If they hadn’t rebuilt the causeway-dyke in 2014, perhaps Niles Pond would be a salt water marsh at this point.
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It would most likely not turn into a marsh. Projections show that the ocean would pass straight through to the harbor and the fresh water stop over for migrating birds and butterflies would be forever gone.
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Thank you for sharing that Anonymous!
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Take as FYI only!! Recommendation
Pussy willows and native items do have some immunity to these in the natural sense from what I have been told flash floods out west has some items too on diversionary canals berms etc… – A quick look sharing! š Dave
Click to access ssp-factsheet-1-dunes.pdf
http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/05/16/protecting-coastal-cities-from-rising-seas-pub-51814
http://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2009-11-01/strategies-managing-sea-level-rise
Click to access ar4-wg2-chapter6.pdf
https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/coasts
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Thanks Dave for the links!
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