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"Along South Riverside Drive in Neptune, New Jersey, until last fall, at high
tide on the Shark River, water almost lapped the edge of the road, yards away
from a row of houses.
“It used to flood all the time,” says Al Modjeski, habitat restoration program
director of the American Littoral Society. “The tide comes right up.” Neptune
is less than three miles from the Atlantic Ocean, into which the Shark River
feeds.
To strengthen the shoreline, the organization led a project to build up the
riverside dune and expand and raise the beach with new sand. To encourage marsh
vegetation to grow at the water’s edge, teams also installed shaggy logs made
of a fiber that you’re more likely to see in Bali than along the Jersey Shore:
shredded coconut husk."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
