. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. PEOPLE & PLACES. Operation Pathfinder participants listen as Stan Riggs explains coastal dynamics on the Oregon Inlet jetty. Getting to Know tneCoa£ A An Education for Teachers By Ann Green • Photos by Michael Halminski . s waves crash against the rock jetty near the Herbert Bonner Bridge on Oregon Inlet, East Carolina University marine geology professor Stan Riggs describes it as the "highest-energy inlet on the East ; 'It's like a tiger caught in a trap," says Riggs. Oregon Inlet
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. PEOPLE & PLACES. Operation Pathfinder participants listen as Stan Riggs explains coastal dynamics on the Oregon Inlet jetty. Getting to Know tneCoa£ A An Education for Teachers By Ann Green • Photos by Michael Halminski . s waves crash against the rock jetty near the Herbert Bonner Bridge on Oregon Inlet, East Carolina University marine geology professor Stan Riggs describes it as the "highest-energy inlet on the East ; 'It's like a tiger caught in a trap," says Riggs. Oregon Inlet opened in 1846 just north of the present location of the Bodie Lighthouse, which is now more than three miles from the inlet's waters. Two lighthouses built on the inlet's south side were lost to erosion as the inlet migrated south at about 200 to 300 feet per year. In 1876, the Bodie Lighthouse was built on the north side. Because of the inlet's southward migration, the Bonner Bridge, built in 1962, was in danger of being left behind by the inlet, Riggs explains. To stop the migration and save the bridge, the state built a rock jetty on the south side. "This has temporarily trapped the tiger," he says of the controversial jetty that faced opposition from some scientists and environmental groups. Riggs presents the history of the inlet as a coastal processes lesson to elementary, middle- and high-school teachers in COAST/Operation Pathfinder. Loaded down with backpacks and water bottles, the teachers follow Riggs along the rock jetty bordering the inlet. Pattie Chapman, an eighth-grade Continued COASTWATCH 23. 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 UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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