Comments on: Pensacola Beach Erosion

By: Sea Turtle Nests Everywhere! | Pensacola Beach Blogger

Sea Turtle Nests Everywhere! | Pensacola Beach Blogger — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:34:57 +0000

[...] smile every time I walk out to the beach now that they’ve fixed our neighborhood walkway. Erosion from the passing of Gustav caused the dune under the walkway to wash out, and the SRII boarded it up. Well, as of a few weeks [...]

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:22:27 +0000

The abundance of shells,etc were there in 2001 because that sand came from a long way off shore. This erosion is just what the storms are creating from the beach sand….hopefully, the winter winds/water will renourish the beach the natural way!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:24:40 +0000

Joan, I haven’t found any shells yet in the walls of sand, but I haven’t been looking. Perhaps I’ll see what I can find when I take my afternoon walk- Thanks!

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:15:24 +0000

I was lucky enough to visit your wonderful beach way back in 2001, when they had just moved in all the wonderful new white sand. At that time we had seen 8 to 10 ft drop offs like what you are seeing now. We spent hours walking up and down the beach pulling whole sand dollars and beautiful shells out of the sides of the wall of sand. (we only kept a few) but there was an abundance, have you seen alot of shells and such stuck in the walls of sand? Just curious. Really enjoy the pictures of the best beach in the world!

By: joy

joy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:25:30 +0000

We went swimming this past Sunday @ Casino and my daughter noticed that the water was a little deep right when she stepped in. There is also a big mountain of sand piled up @ that beach…. I think they might be using it to fill up the parts of the beach that really need it…..

By: rsobczak

rsobczak — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:55:38 +0000

Terrific photos! … There’s a lot of short term tricks, and I know down here in Naples there was a major beach renourishment project when I first arrived in 1998-2000 … but the only long-run answer is “global cooling.” Fortunately, that’s exactly what the 2008 installment of the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting. Here’s to wishful thinking!