BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 30, 2024
In March, volunteers and workers placed more than 460 trees along Popham Beach, using them to jump-start the beach’s natural sand dune restoration process. Sand dunes, which make up about 2 percent of Maine’s coast, act as natural barriers between the uplands and the ocean. But they can erode as wind and waves batter the coast during winter storms — including several big ones that hit the state last winter. The town of Arrowsic announced Thursday that it will be collecting discarded trees this year to do a similar project at Reid State Park.