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Beach Erosion – Gilgo Beach – Coast Guard – 5/7/18
Walked Gilgo Beach from the center Path to Coast Guard Station late morning during the mid tide.The slide below shows a picture of the West and then the walk East to Coast Guard Station. Most of the dunes have eroded to within a foot or so of their peaks. The majority of storm fencing and […]
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Not Good – High Tide Dune Lapping at Gilgo Beach
Babylon Barrier Beach erosion is reaching a critical point. Started walking and documenting the condition of the south shore beach in the Gilgo Beach area on June 18th. This post documents the same walk as low tide on June 18th. These photo’s taken during the afternoon high tide on June 20th, 2017, just 2 days […]
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A Look Back – Coast Guard Station Post Sandy
Found pictures of the Gilgo Beach area and the Coast Guard Station after Hurricane Sandy passed. That is the Garbage Cove, Great South Bay in the background of slide 3, dunes gone, Ocean Parkway buckled. There looks to be more or the same amount of beach after Sandy than there is at the beach now! […]
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Poison Ivy Explosion on the Barrier Beaches
With the warm winter we just had, besides the tick alert, be very mindful of where you are walking on all of the Fire Island Beaches. Poison Ivy is popping up everywhere. Here is a link to more information about poison ivy All of the plant will give you a rash, not just the leaves, the […]
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Coast Guard Station Exposed Now in 2017
The old Coast Guard station located on the east side of Gilgo Beach Town Park and the entrance to Gilgo State Park is exposed more than it has been in the 20 years I have been coming here. Here is a link to more information about the Gilgo Coast Guard Station. In the photo below, […]
- Kayaking for our Veterans
- Dune Breach Close May 2018
- Beach Volly Ball the 23rd
- Beach Erosion – Gilgo Beach – Coast Guard – 5/7/18
- July 9th AM HT @ Gilgo
Kayaking for our Veterans
On September 16th, the Town of Babylon hosts the 3rd annual Kayaking for a Cause event at Cedar Beach to Benefit our Veterans, here are the specifics from the Town of Babylons web site. This year’s event will go towards helping the VFW Warren Keer Post 9482 in Copiague. Registration begins at 7:30 AM, with […]
Dune Breach Close May 2018
In the last couple of months a breach of the dune line just west of Coast Guard is working its way to Ocean Parkway. As you can see, the ocean has eaten thru a major portion of the dune structure for about 50 feet of dunes.
Beach Volly Ball the 23rd
Save The Beaches has sponsored our very first Cedar Beach Co-Ed Volleyball Team. Join us for their FIRST game of the 2018 season! May 23rd~ Wednesday~ 6 pm ~Cedar Beach……
Beach Erosion – Gilgo Beach – Coast Guard – 5/7/18
Walked Gilgo Beach from the center Path to Coast Guard Station late morning during the mid tide.The slide below shows a picture of the West and then the walk East to Coast Guard Station. Most of the dunes have eroded to within a foot or so of their peaks. The majority of storm fencing and […]
July 9th AM HT @ Gilgo
Walked the beach on the incoming am tide which was 8:10am. Ocean calm with light off shore wind and a little 2′ wave. Looks like a little more sand came back, but can still see the high tide erosion on many of the dunes between the public Gilgo Beach and Hemlock Cove, about a 3 […]