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Put Sand Dunes on Plum Island’s New Beach
By Bill Sargent I drove to Plum Island in early May to see how the Corps of Engineers’ new beach had fared in the April 30th storm. It has turned […]
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As I See It: ‘All Models Are wrong; Some Are Useful’, Bill Sargent Mar 20, 2023
In 1976, the British statistician George Box wrote, “All models are wrong; some are useful.” The father of today’s generation of coastal geologists, Orrin Pilkey, did him one better, saying […]
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Using Sargassum Beach/Dune Protection
Bill Sargent Since March 23rd, Plum Island residents have watched contractors pump in five-football fields worth of sand several yards deep in front of Reservation Terrace. It is hoped that […]
