. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Doc. N0RTH mem* University of North Carolina Sea Grant Program NEWSLETTER OCTOBER, 1975 The eternal battle against erosion PAMLICO BEACH—Ed Miller stomped through the tall grass to the edge of his river-front property north of this coastal community where the Pungo and Pamlico Rivers roll together. He trained an eye on the ground to look out for rattlers some of the boys said they'd seen. But it wasn't the fear of a sudden, unexpected snake bite that had Miller worried that hot after- noon. What bothered h
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Doc. N0RTH mem* University of North Carolina Sea Grant Program NEWSLETTER OCTOBER, 1975 The eternal battle against erosion PAMLICO BEACH—Ed Miller stomped through the tall grass to the edge of his river-front property north of this coastal community where the Pungo and Pamlico Rivers roll together. He trained an eye on the ground to look out for rattlers some of the boys said they'd seen. But it wasn't the fear of a sudden, unexpected snake bite that had Miller worried that hot after- noon. What bothered him was more subtle and more deceptive than the hollow sound of a rattle or an ugly head poised for strike. Ed Miller, you see, has anguished for years as he watched his land crumble little-by-little into the Pungo River. Iron- ically, the River's sparkling waters—the very attraction that is bringing more vacationers and second-home seekers to North Carolina's mainland shores—are chiseling away at the real estate, and the dreams, that belong to Miller and hundreds like him. Erosion is one of those forces with which people everywhere must deal. But for Pamlico Beach property owners—and others along the state's mainland shores—erosion is literally rapping at their back doors. In fact, East Carolina University scientists studying and mapping erosion in north- eastern North Carolina with UNC Sea Grant fund- ing say that erosion lops off an average two to three feet per year along the estuarine shores. In some places it can be more than 10 feet per year, they say. 1235 Burlington Laboratories NCSU, Raleigh, 27607 Tel: (919) 737-2U5U One way to slow erosion: Pile tons of concrete slabs on river-front banks. Note the tree in the water that used to be on Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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