Jerusalem Beach, Narragansett, RI

Envelopes Work In Progress

Several properties in the Jerusalem Beach area had been experiencing extensive erosoion to the point where foundations of the homes were becoming exposed.   Due to regulatory restrictions, rock and gabion installations were not allowed.   Thus, the homeowners evaluated a series of "soft" solutions to reduce both the rates of erosion and stabilize the coastal bank.   With the help of their permitting consultant, the bank stabilization method slected was to install a series of coir envelopes (both straight … [Read more...]

Salt Marsh Coastal Dune Stabilization

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Allin’s Cove, Barrington, RI  The coastal bank along Byway Road at Allin’s Cove salt marsh has been experiencing a rapid rate of erosion over the last few years.   The cause was most likely wave and surf action during high energy storm events.  To slow down the rapid coastal bank erosion the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed a bank stabilization program consisting of two terrace levels of coir envelopes.  The envelopes were filled with sand and anchored into the coastal bank using helical tie down … [Read more...]

Plum Island Dune Protection

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Plum Island, MA Plum Island is a barrier beach island north of Boston near the New Hampshire border. It was first settled in the 1700's and over the centuries has become a densely populated community with a year around population.  Like many beach communities Plum Island has been subjected to on-going erosion forces from wind, waves and nor'easter storms.  From 1928 through the 1990's erosion rates on Plum Island were of minimal concern.  However, since the early part of this decade, erosion rates increased to … [Read more...]

Private Residence

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Wellfleet, MA Many shoreline communities are moving away from the use of rock revetment structures as a solution for controlling beach erosion.  The reasons are many but generally focus on the fact that it appears that rock revetments accelerate beach erosion, and can be detrimental to properties up-drift and down-drift from the rock structure.  As a result, many homeowners with shoreline property exposure are moving towards use of soft, bio-degradable shoreline protection in conjunction with annual beach (sand) … [Read more...]