Beach Erosion Gets Aided By Tourist Development Council

Written By: Miller and Associates Realty On: 30th March 2012 Under: Local Development

We all know that every day Mother Earth erodes our beautiful white sand away. Every so often, we have to dredge the misplaced sand back to the beach so we can bask in all it’s glory. Well, recently, Mr. Koertge caught up with one of the ladies with the Beach Renourishment efforts in Panama City Beachto talk about the new vegetation that’s about to take root on our beaches.

I won’t go into detail regarding her answers to the various questions, but I will give you a little expert of her answers. By the way, it’s the Tourist Development Council that’s making the investment in this much needed effort. So, let’s begin!

Jason: How much will the beach will receive new vegetation?
Lisa: “Nearly all the beach[…]” from Pinnacle Port condominiums to the St. Andrews State Park.

Jason: Approximately how many plants will be planted?
Lisa: “Approximately 1.5-1.7 million plants.”

Jason: Will there be plants other than sea oats planted?
Lisa: The current bid defines 5 types of plants currently. That includes sea oats, dune panic grass, beach elder, sea purslane and beach morning glory.

Jason: What is the expected cost of the entire project?
Lisa: The estimate, which she goes on to say, “I stress estimate,” is $1.5 to $2 million.

Jason: What is the object, meaning, are there areas that have historical erosion points that this will prevent or reduce erosion?
Lisa: The project will enhance existing dune systems or the lack thereof. Over time, it should help build the dunes which will protect us from storms and help fight erosion.

This is just some of the questions and answers explained in the original post on PCB Daily. For more beach erosion news, hit up the read link for the entire interview.