Popponesset Spit Explained
Popponesset Spit is a spit between Popponesset Bay and Nantucket Sound. The barrier peninsula extends for about from the community of Popponesset in Mashpee on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and is part of the coastline known as Popponesset Beach.[1] [2] [3] The tip of the peninsula is owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society while the landward end is owned by Save Popponesset Bay.[4] [5]
The peninsula is now significantly shorter than seen in the Barnstable County survey of 1880. Portions of the shore have been stabilized with riprap to deter further erosion. Most of this work was done immediately after Hurricane Bob which in 1992 had opened an inlet through the beach. The peninsula is home to bird sanctuary and other conservation projects[6] that prevent disturbance of the piping plover, an endangered species, and terns.[7] [8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Popponesset Spit: No-Alcohol Rule To Be Enforced This Summer. CapeNews.net.
- Book: Davis, Richard A. Jr. Geology of Holocene Barrier Island Systems. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642783609. Google Books.
- Web site: Community and State Officials' Guide to Coastal Zone Laws Relating to CDBG and UDAG Programs. May 14, 1985. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development. Google Books.
- Web site: History | Save Poppenesset Bay. savepopponessetbay.org.
- Web site: Popponesset Spit named one of America's Best Restored Beaches for 2017. Bob. Drake. May 23, 2017.
- http://www.whgrp.com/articles/ASBPA_SPB_BeachAward_PressRelease_May2017_FINAL.pdf
- Web site: Dogs Banned From Popular Mashpee Beach. CapeNews.net.
- Web site: Nourishing the Poppy Spit. www.coastalneighborhoods.com.
