It was such a surprise to see the work that Mother Nature did to Coast Guard Beach during the last storm. It was just incredible! (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The peat from the bottom of a very old kettle pond was unearthed by the recent storm. It is massive!
Even at low tide it was difficult to get past the monstrous pile of peat to walk on the beach. I’ll have to try again in the next day or two.
You can see by how the beach grass is planted that Cape Cod National Seashore is trying to control the erosion of the beaches.
“Planting beach grass on Cape Cod is one of the best natural ways to prevent land loss due to erosion in beach communities. While it may seem out of place at the beach, it’s been intentionally planted on US beaches since the 1700s to help prevent erosion.”
Beach grass helps prevent coastal erosion by stabilizing sand dunes on the beach. The beach grass achieves this by acting as a natural fence and having deep roots.
There is quite a bit of sand at Nauset Beach that has washed in or gotten blown in over the winter. You can see how the middle hand railing in the first photograph, looking out toward the water, is pretty much covered by sand. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
In the 2nd photograph which is looking back toward the parking lot from the water, you can see how deep the sand is. Wow!
