Holding Back the Tide
Piles of new sand placed along the entrance to Norton Point.
Piles of new sand placed along the entrance to Norton Point.
Norton Point as seen from the Left Fork entrance to South Beach.
Norton Point as seen from the Left Fork entrance to South Beach.
Norton Point dune restoration and Herring Creek.
Norton Point dune restoration and Herring Creek.
Norton Point entrance gate.
Norton Point entrance gate.
An excavator moves sand at Norton Point.
An excavator moves sand at Norton Point.
Norton Point Beach entrance.
Norton Point Beach entrance.
Katama Road is closed just before Atlantic Drive.
Katama Road is closed just before Atlantic Drive.
People climb over the large sand piles by the Left Fork entrance.
People climb over the large sand piles by the Left Fork entrance.
The corner of Katama Road and Atlantic Drive.
The corner of Katama Road and Atlantic Drive.
Looking west from the Left Fork entrance.
Looking west from the Left Fork entrance.
Heavy equipment is at work on South Beach.
Heavy equipment is at work on South Beach.
Atlantic Drive remains closed.
Atlantic Drive remains closed.
Waves break over fresh erosion signs on South Beach.
Waves break over fresh erosion signs on South Beach.
Portion of Herring Creek Road is closed as well.
Portion of Herring Creek Road is closed as well.
Site of the failed culvert near Atlantic Drive.
Site of the failed culvert near Atlantic Drive.
Wall now blocks the old Herring Creek.
Wall now blocks the old Herring Creek.
Old asphalt is revealed by new erosion at Right Fork.
Old asphalt is revealed by new erosion at Right Fork.
South Beach lifeguard station.
South Beach lifeguard station.
Looking East from Right Fork entrance.
Looking East from Right Fork entrance.
Tire tracks lead West from the Left Fork entrance.
Tire tracks lead West from the Left Fork entrance.
Workers have already begun forming new dunes on South Beach’s Left Fork, using dredged sand from Katama Bay and Herring Creek. Both water bodies had filled with sand after December and January’s storms.