. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Machemehl University conference registration information, contact Regan at the Marine Resources Center/Roanoke Island (919/473-3937). How effective are sand bag groins in ero- sion control? It's a ques- tion that's never been answered in North Carolina. But Sea Grant researcher Jerry of North Carolina State (NCSU) thinks that a massive erosion control project along the west end of Long Beach, North Carolina, may provide an ideal testing ground. Construction of the sand bag groin system was begun last month
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Machemehl University conference registration information, contact Regan at the Marine Resources Center/Roanoke Island (919/473-3937). How effective are sand bag groins in ero- sion control? It's a ques- tion that's never been answered in North Carolina. But Sea Grant researcher Jerry of North Carolina State (NCSU) thinks that a massive erosion control project along the west end of Long Beach, North Carolina, may provide an ideal testing ground. Construction of the sand bag groin system was begun last month by the state's Office of Public Works in an ef- fort to reduce shoreline movement in the vicinity of Lockwoods Folly Inlet. The area is experiencing severe shoreline erosion. With support from Sea Grant, Machemehl will look at both the long- and short-term effects of the groin system, how it responds to wave and current conditions and the benefit to cost ratio of the project. Sea Grant's coastal engineering specialist, Spencer Rogers, is assisting in the pro- ject. The results of the study could be important in determining whether the relatively low cost system can be suc- cessfully used in other locations. Off-road vehicle (ORV) use has been stirring up quite a controversy along North Carolina's beaches. Sea Grant researchers Paul Hosier and Tom Eaton of UNC-W hope to find out what impact ORVs have on the beach environment. Preliminary results at a study site near Fort Fisher indicate that sand is churned up and vegetation is reduced where ORVs are used frequently. This summer the researchers will ex- pand their studies to include sites in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. They've marked off test sites near Oregon Inlet, where ORV use is the heaviest in the park; near Cape Point. 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 rese
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