Maine beach using donated Christmas trees to restore sand dunes [Video]

YOU MAY HAVE DONATED A CHRISTMAS TREE TO POPHAM BEACH OVER THE WINTER. IF YOU DID, YOUR TREE IS HELPING TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE SAND DUNES ALONG POPHAM BEACH. EMILY PIKE SAYS IT’S A PROJECT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. IF YOU HAVE VISITED POPHAM BEACH AND SEEN CHRISTMAS TREES LINING A FENCED AREA, YOU’RE LOOKING AT A PROTECTION PROJECT PUT ON BY OFFICIALS AT POPHAM BEACH. ITS REASON? TO REBUILD THE SAND DUNES…AND OFFICIALS TELL ME IT’S A SUCCESS. NATURE IS GREAT AT SELF HEALING BUT WHEN MAINE’S COAST WAS HIT MULTIPLE TIMES THIS PAST WINTER, OFFICIALS AT POPHAM BEACH STATE PARK KNEW IT WAS TIME TO TAKE ACTION. A SMALL TEAM COORDINATED AND ASKED FOR CHRISTMAS TREE DONATIONS. THEY PLACED MORE THAN 500 TREES IN ROWS.THIS TRAPS AND KEEPS THE SAND FURTHER ON SHORE TO HELP THE COAST BE BETTER PROTECTED AGAINST FUTURE COASTAL STORMS. SOT: …