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Ditch Plains Residents Scrambling To Restore Dunes Before 'The Next Storm'

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Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. DOUG KUNTZ

Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. DOUG KUNTZ

Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. DOUG KUNTZ

Ditch Plains has suffered from eroding beaches for years, as the dunes have steadily retreated toward a cluster of homes sitting in the low area between two town parking lots. DOUG KUNTZ

authorMichael Wright on Jan 24, 2024
Ditch Plains homeowners are organizing privately funded beach and dune restoration work along the short but decimated stretch of coastline that fringes their neighborhoods and defines life in the area.... more

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