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Controlling Erosion On Provincetown’s Beaches On Cape Cod.

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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.

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Lots Of Sand At Nauset Beach On Cape Cod.

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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!