{"id":39662,"date":"2019-04-19T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=39662"},"modified":"2019-04-19T06:26:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:26:25","slug":"building-up-brigantine-dune-system-with-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/building-up-brigantine-dune-system-with-christmas-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Up Brigantine Dune System With Christmas Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Building Dunes….Naturally.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Soon after Christmas, the Brigantine Department of Public Works encourages residents to drop off their discarded holiday trees to be used to build dunes. A great idea that saves money and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigantine has been building Christmas tree dunes for over 25 years. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Workers lay the dry trees lengthwise to help catch sand and establish another level of dune protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, Brigantine Public Works decides where to build a tree dune, based on need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discarded christmas trees act like snow fences. They catch the wind blown sand. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This Brigantine tree dune system<\/a> is more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Much better than dredging, pumping and bulldozing man-made sand berms… like they do in Margate and Atlantic City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigantine receives hundreds of trees each year for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tree helps stabilize dune growth. It eventually deteriorates under the sand and becomes fertilizer. This process feeds & nourishes dune grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n