tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post527792672181041812..comments2024-03-08T08:39:44.153-08:00Comments on Poof'n'Whiffs: More on Beach ErosionSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-42439574344227517242007-06-28T14:22:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:22:00.000-07:00Freeport and Galveston have world-class erosion pr...Freeport and Galveston have world-class erosion problems, much worse than our little sandbar way to the south. What we're finding out now is that without any beach renourishment every two years, along with huge cyclone waves, the results are rather shocking.<BR/><BR/>One of the apparent reasons for no more beach renourishment is lack of Corps of Engineers funds and the fact that South Texas is where a whole bunch of claims have been filed by dredge workers. It costs too much to come here because of court hassles. Only one company bid on the last proposal, and if remember right it was double the estimate.<BR/><BR/>But you're right. Poor Surfside will one day sink and wash into the Gulf and it is rather sad. /SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-18097491670955854382007-06-27T13:04:00.000-07:002007-06-27T13:04:00.000-07:00Dredging would be nice but apparently can't happen...Dredging would be nice but apparently can't happen there. After a bit more research yesterday I ran across this site:<BR/>http://coastal.tamug.edu/maps/projectsreports/index.html<BR/><BR/>Which then led me to this PDF that states that the Freeport area beaches are in the worse possible conditions for erosion and, because of those conditions, the only way out is some sort of seawall that will wipe out any pedestrian beach front. Sad stuff...<BR/>http://coastal.tamug.edu/am/tgloprojects/SevereBeachErosionatSurfsideTXCausedbyEngineeringMo.PDF<BR/><BR/>Maybe there's another study that states something different but I haven't found it yet.<BR/><BR/>Without the beaches all you have around here is an industrial wasteland...Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091035122817195348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-1829793846808298652007-06-26T20:42:00.000-07:002007-06-26T20:42:00.000-07:00Welcome aboard IntoTech and I was just up in Surfs...Welcome aboard IntoTech and I was just up in Surfside in Feb. Wow that was depressing, as the erosion seems be be accelerating - or maybe I'm just getting older. <BR/><BR/>I still keep thinking I could buy an appropriate dredge and hire certified people to run it and make a bundle because all those beaches could use a good squirt of nice marine sand on their beaches. Yup, I weird!<BR/><BR/>But think about it, How many billion dollars of condos and dwelling property is located between Bolivar Beach and South Padre Island?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-36363246406168608152007-06-26T11:45:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:45:00.000-07:00I was researching this subject when I happened upo...I was researching this subject when I happened upon your site. I found a lot of the same things you did.<BR/><BR/>I've grown up on the beach. My earliest experience was at Sargent beach, where my father had poured blocks and blocks of concrete roads that are under water, and have been since I was a kid out there in the early 80s. <BR/><BR/>Later in the 80s and 90s we went to Brian Beach or Surfside beach. Now as an adult going to those same beaches I marvel at how much smaller they are than I remember them.<BR/><BR/>Do you have any sources that show before and after shots of the Gulf Coast in various places? that's mainly what I'm looking for but haven't had any luck.<BR/><BR/>Great blog. I look forward to reading it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091035122817195348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-57650495142961947632007-06-26T11:36:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:36:00.000-07:00HeyThose little guys can still be seen scampering ...Hey<BR/><BR/>Those little guys can still be seen scampering across the roadway on the north side exiting from the Park....Small but cute!don Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215998477171733670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-37831706980114948822007-06-26T09:47:00.000-07:002007-06-26T09:47:00.000-07:00Sounds like I should ask around and post a special...Sounds like I should ask around and post a special blog about the chipmunks, Mike! Sound way cool, not political, and very fun.<BR/>samSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-1231723426054157782007-06-26T08:24:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:24:00.000-07:00Nope, there were chipmunks all over the island. Cu...Nope, there were chipmunks all over the island. Cute little Critters!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286351513835442295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-28357649877450220172007-06-26T07:36:00.000-07:002007-06-26T07:36:00.000-07:00Chipmunks? Maybe they were escapees from the old ...Chipmunks? Maybe they were escapees from the old Safari Zoo at Isla? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you're right about the dunes. They shift all the time and a 30-foot dune could be flat the next year. <BR/><BR/>Latest update / upshot: the Town of SPI want to annex Isla Blanca Park. Sounds strange, but I suppose it is to prevent Port Isabel or Brownsville from doing the same. Regards,<BR/>SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904821424581969401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291496.post-16715338946959322212007-06-25T21:55:00.000-07:002007-06-25T21:55:00.000-07:00Sam,When I was but a lad, everyone hung out at the...Sam,<BR/>When I was but a lad, everyone hung out at the County Park on the south end. It was the center activity: surfing and fishing and the old pavilion, the Jetty's Restaurant, etc. When I first revisited the Island in the mid 90's all the dunes there had changed. And by the way, what happened to the chipmunks?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286351513835442295noreply@blogger.com