Why Sand Dunes Matter

For three full years I lived in Ditch Plains, Montauk exactly 425 steps from the Atlantic Ocean. At night when the wind was blowing the last thing I heard before sleep was the crashing cadence of waves breaking with that unique roar. I never took for granted the fresh ocean air of every breath. I am always jealous of those locals who have never known anything but the bliss of living so close to the ocean and bays, at the same time.

The sand dunes are mini mountain ranges of sand built over thousands of years of weather. They are unique and have a beauty in girth and majesty. They scream out this is “unspoiled” landscape. They must be protected from the effects of man made steel and immediate needs of greed. It is the responsibility of all those born to the region they exist in to protect and police their waterfronts from ambitions of those who want to exploit closeness to an ocean or bay for short term financial gains.

Any elected leader of an Ocean community must understand his or her duty to protect the ecosystem of the earth’s oceans. Even California now realizes the eye soar of Malibu and what a mistake building those gross homes was.

ANY journalist worth a soul must understand their duty to SPEAK OUT/WRITE in order to preserve what is left of this delicate mark of nature. The bluff’s and sand dunes of the east end of Long Island are landmarks by nature to the test of time this land has endured. To destroy them, alter them is a folly that is/will be an unforgiveable sin of those who have the powers to try and do it. Promise such political people/decision makers such actions will “end their careers” in politics and their standing as good neighbors and good people.