Shifting Sands Viewed on Shoreline Tour
Shorebirds populate this beautiful corner of Chappy.
Shorebirds populate this beautiful corner of Chappy.
Field trip crosses Dike Bridge en route to East Beach.
Field trip crosses Dike Bridge en route to East Beach.
Traversing the dunes of Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge.
Traversing the dunes of Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge.
Wasque Point is among preeminent fishing spots on the Vineyard.
Wasque Point is among preeminent fishing spots on the Vineyard.
Swan Pond returned after Norton Point breach closed.
Swan Pond returned after Norton Point breach closed.
Group stops to discuss erosion still evident at Wasque.
Group stops to discuss erosion still evident at Wasque.
Bluff before Schifter's house is still recovering.
Bluff before Schifter's house is still recovering.
Heading down Norton Point's thin ribbon of sand.
Heading down Norton Point's thin ribbon of sand.
The Trustees of Reservation have lost acres of land due to erosion.
The Trustees of Reservation have lost acres of land due to erosion.
Edgartown comes into view rounding the bend at Katama Bay.
Edgartown comes into view rounding the bend at Katama Bay.
Piping plover habitats are protected due to chicks hatching.
Piping plover habitats are protected due to chicks hatching.
Atlantic Ocean on the left, Katama Bay on the right. Homeward bound.
Atlantic Ocean on the left, Katama Bay on the right. Homeward bound.
Scientists, coastal planners and Islanders, fresh from the coastal conference the day before, headed out on Chappaquiddick to see, first hand, the effects of erosion on the shoreline of the most easterly section of the Vineyard.