Dewey Beach, Delaware
At Dewey Beach, Delaware, Volunteers Planted Beach Grasses on the Replenished Dunes This Week
Dewey Beach is one of the beautiful Atlantic beaches that line Delaware's eastern coast. It is home to a vibrant set of local property owners and renters, a second home for upstate Delawareans and out-of-state owners, a popular vacation spot for families, and most notably, one of the favorite beach scenes for the Washington, D.C., weekend beach crowd.
Dewey Beach has undergone a recent beach replenishment project that has greatly increased the amount of sandy beach available for sunbathers and beachcombers. Replenishing the sand dunes creates a buffer against the damaging waves of hurricane season, protecting the beautiful ocean front homes, condominiums, and hotels that line Dewey Beach. With replenishment comes another task---replanting dune grasses whose roots hold the dunes in place during northeasterners, tropical storms, and hurricanes.
Dewey Beach is one of the beautiful Atlantic beaches that line Delaware's eastern coast. It is home to a vibrant set of local property owners and renters, a second home for upstate Delawareans and out-of-state owners, a popular vacation spot for families, and most notably, one of the favorite beach scenes for the Washington, D.C., weekend beach crowd.
Dewey Beach has undergone a recent beach replenishment project that has greatly increased the amount of sandy beach available for sunbathers and beachcombers. Replenishing the sand dunes creates a buffer against the damaging waves of hurricane season, protecting the beautiful ocean front homes, condominiums, and hotels that line Dewey Beach. With replenishment comes another task---replanting dune grasses whose roots hold the dunes in place during northeasterners, tropical storms, and hurricanes.
 Beach Grass Planting DNREC, Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, organized beach grass planting teams at Dewey Beach today from 9:00 am until noon. Volunteers planted grasses in the cold, foggy rain, and their continued efforts reaped the reward of a few hours of sunshine, plus loads of good comraderie. These before and after pictures illustrate the end result we'll see as summer progresses. Great job, everyone! But, there's more bundles of grasses arriving for planting on Delaware's beach dunes! |  Summer Beach Grass Want to get in on the fun and leave the beach a little better place than you found it? DNREC is sponsoring another beach grass planting at 10:00 am on Friday, March 30, 2012. Volunteers will meet at the east end of Ocean View Parkway (near the Addy Sea Bed & Breakfast) for a short lesson on beach grass planting, a digging tool, and a bundle of rooted grass shoots. Free parking is available for all volunteers. Just email Jennifer.Luoma@state.de.us to let her know you will help plant grasses at Bethany Beach. |
 Dewey Beach Replenished The expanded Dewey Beach looking north along the Atlantic Ocean |
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