Plum Island Sand Dunes
by Anne Sands
Title
Plum Island Sand Dunes
Artist
Anne Sands
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Photograph - Photo
Description
This photo of Plum Island Reservation shows the brilliant colors of fall. Plum Island is a barrier beach sheltering the Plum Island River, Plum Island Sound, and the mouths of the Parker, Rowley, Eagle Hill and Ipswich rivers. The entire area between the islands and the mainland is grassland laced with tidal creeks. At high tide the grassland is entirely submerged, in some places by only a few inches of water. At all other times the extensive stretches of grass appear. The creeks either dry up completely or are small channels within mud flats where shellfish proliferate. The lower stretches of the rivers and Plum Island Sound are thus tidal estuaries receiving the fresh-water flows of the rivers. This beautiful New England area is well preserved and worth exploring.
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December 19th, 2015
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