Dune Preservation is Fun on the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk

FOR THE SECOND YEAR, NORFOLK'S "DUNE DAY" BROUGHT OUT THE TROOPS TO KEEP OUR SHORELINE HEALTHY.
OVER 75 VOLUNTEERS CAME OUT LAST MONTH. THEY PLANTED MORE THAN 21-THOUSAND SPRIGS OF VEGETATION ALONG FIVE SECTIONS OF THE OCEAN VIEW AND WILLOUGHBY SHORELINE.
THE EFFORT STABILIZES THE CITY'S SAND DUNES.
CLEAR SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXCELLENT TURNOUT. ONE VOLUNTEER, AGE FIVE, SAID THE PLANTING WAS "REALLY FUN!"
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU COORDINATED THE SECOND ANNUAL DUNE DAY.
THIS TYPE OF EVENT IS A GREAT WAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WHAT NORFOLK'S SAND DUNES AND BEACHES DO TO PROTECT ALL CITIZENS FROM COASTAL STORMS AND HURRICANES.
PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS ALREADY FOR NEXT YEARS DUNE DAY.
www.norfolk.gov

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