Lazy Point Dune Gains Around 20 Feet Three Years After Drainage Tube Installation - 27 East

Lazy Point Dune Gains Around 20 Feet Three Years After Drainage Tube Installation

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Over the years, the dune has eroded at a beach on Lazy Point. The graphic illustrates the changes in vegetation line from 1994 to 2012. Within ten years from the time of installation in 2022, the water would have been at the houses, an engineer said. COURTESY JOHN MEYERS

Over the years, the dune has eroded at a beach on Lazy Point. The graphic illustrates the changes in vegetation line from 1994 to 2012. Within ten years from the time of installation in 2022, the water would have been at the houses, an engineer said. COURTESY JOHN MEYERS

To combat the erosion, an engineering company installed pressure equalization modules in 2022. The modules are meant to increase drainage. The firm placed the modules in four rows. In all, there are 45 modules. COURTESY JOHN MEYERS

To combat the erosion, an engineering company installed pressure equalization modules in 2022. The modules are meant to increase drainage. The firm placed the modules in four rows. In all, there are 45 modules. COURTESY JOHN MEYERS

authorJack Motz on Aug 27, 2025
For three years, an engineer has been tracking the fixed position of a dead tree at a beach on Lazy Point relative to an encroaching line of vegetation coming from... more

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