. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. All these agencies are now working together to find answers to two basic questions: Should the light- house be saved? If so, what's the best way to do it? Plans now being considered run the gamut from mov- ing the lighthouse to moving the inlet channel. Preston Riddel, Superintendent of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, predicts that a decision will be made by early spring. Local opinions Naturally, the perilous position of the lighthouse has not gone unnoticed by residents of the area. Harkers Islanders
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. All these agencies are now working together to find answers to two basic questions: Should the light- house be saved? If so, what's the best way to do it? Plans now being considered run the gamut from mov- ing the lighthouse to moving the inlet channel. Preston Riddel, Superintendent of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, predicts that a decision will be made by early spring. Local opinions Naturally, the perilous position of the lighthouse has not gone unnoticed by residents of the area. Harkers Islanders and fishermen who use the inlet have been speculating about it for years. And some of them have strong opinions. Take Paul Hodges, for instance. From his Harkers Island marina, Calico Jacks, he has a good view of the lighthouse. Like many of his fellow islanders, he would hate to see the historic landmark disappear into the inlet. The lighthouse, he contends, is too Dots outline channels in Barden Inlet. Dark areas in- dicate channels which are dredged by the Corps of Engineers. much a part of the history of that section of the Outer Banks. It speaks of an era when the Outer Banks were the rugged domain of seasoned sailors and com- mercial fishermen. To say nothing of the fact that the lighthouse has become a prime tourist attraction. Like many of his friends, Hodges has some ideas about what's causing the erosion at the cape. "I don't have a degree in engineering, but I've got a teeny weeny bit of common sense," he says. "You can take all the engineers and all the pencils and paper you want, but you can't convince me that the Corps isn't partly to blame for that ; Hodges is referring to the fact that, since 1938, the Corps of Engineers has periodically done main- tenance dredging of channels in the 2200-foot wide in- let. For the past 15 years, the Corps has used a side- caster dredge to move about 34,000 cubic yards of sediment annually in the inl
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