Save the Beaches

Learning Center Education Program Heritage and History Home Did You Know? Beach Rules Student Essays Links All About Us Contact Us Join the Cause Sunsets Past

Save the Beaches

On April 9th and Then again on the 16th, a Group of Dedicated Volunteers from a couple of Great Organizations joined Forces on a Couple of Cold Windy Days and Planted 10,000 Stalks of Atlantic Beach Grass. Save the Beaches Surfrider of Central LI LIBAG Check out Their Blog, scroll down for for more copy and Pictures of the Planting! New York State Parks

The Main Planting Area was the new Dune, just West of the Gilgo Park Entrance on the Ocean Side.
This Dune had been Knocked down by Winter Storms in 2010 and the State
Made an Emergency 100,000 cubic yard Sand Replenishment Installation.

This Location was also targeted for Beach Grass Planting last Year.
The Goal being to create a Network of Vegetation to Secure the Dune.

© 2011 Save the Beaches, Fund, Inc.

Unless otherwise noted, the contents of this site are copyrighted and
all trademarks and copyrights are the property of Save the Beaches Fund, Inc.