Long Beach, Mass: storm damage unearths submerged grove of mystery roots

Posted on by Catherine

Does anybody know the age of the mangrove-like roots that began to surface back in 2012 aside Eagle Rock and the creek? The 2018 winter storm erosion exposed more of a grove line parallel to the seawall. I am curious about the seemingly fossilized piercings and how the landscape may have looked before the beach we walk today.

more photos in my GMG post from 2016: Shore nature challenge: what are these? Long Beach Easter Island

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posted content / cell phone photos mine, unless otherwise credited (thumbnail portrait of Catherine at MFA © David Cox photo)

2 thoughts on “Long Beach, Mass: storm damage unearths submerged grove of mystery roots”

  1. I’m very curious. With all the boats being exposed from all the changes in the sands I wonder what this could possibly be??

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