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Beverly Shores and National Park Service to combat erosion together

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The National Park Service (NPS) is working cooperatively with the Town of Beverly Shores to protect Indiana Dunes National Park’s Lake View parking area and a portion of Lake Front Drive from erosion.

According to NPS, “Recent Lake Michigan storm waves have washed away the dunes that protect both the parking area and a portion of the nearby public road. Without intervention, the parking lot, road, and the public utilities buried near them could be damaged or destroyed by future storm waves.”

Beginning on Friday, the town and NPS will begin to install and fill 300 linear feet of sand traps on the beach, above the high water mark, in front of the parking lot and road. The public can assist by staying out of the area while heavy equipment installs the sand traps and fills them with sand.

“Lake Michigan’s water level remains well above the long-term average,” NPS said. “The higher lake level, in combination with recent storm waves, has resulted in continued erosion and narrower beaches along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The National Park Service will continue to monitor the conditions at Lake View and along the entire 15 miles of park shoreline.”

For more information on beach access at Indiana Dunes National Park, call (219) 395-1882 or visit www.nps.gov/indu

 

Posted 12/26/2019

 
 
 
 

 

 

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