Bamberton shoreline restoration: 2008–2019
A selected photo story following shoreline installation, vegetation growth, and later observations at Bamberton.
1 minute 22 seconds · Photo sequence with on-screen text · No audio
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Photo sequence and on-screen text
The photographs show cobble, logs and planting during installation in March 2008, followed by spring vegetation, storm-season conditions and high water. Later images show willow growth, local erosion beside a concrete boat ramp in 2012, and wood, cobble and vegetation in 2019. Viewpoints vary; these are dated observations rather than a fixed-camera comparison.
- Bamberton shoreline restoration
A selected photo story, 2008–2019 Polster Environmental Services - March 26, 2008 · Installation
Cobble, logs, beach rye, and native planting followed a natural shoreline model. - May 22, 2008 · First spring
Live cuttings and beach vegetation were establishing along the rebuilt shoreline. - November 5, 2008 · Storm season
The shoreline form remained visible through the first winter storm season. - January 7, 2009 · High water
Cobble, wood, and vegetation remained integrated after high water and wave action. - June 12, 2011 · Vegetation
Willows were filling in and helping bind the shoreline together. - March 15, 2012 · Local limitation
The concrete boat ramp concentrated erosion beside the otherwise recovering shoreline. - January 27, 2019 · Observed condition
The image shows established vegetation, cobble, and large wood at the shoreline. - Explore the full project story
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About this video
Photographs and source notes by David Polster. PES prepared this selected photo story from the shoreline restoration archive. It is a short adaptation, not the full original slideshow or a recording of David speaking.
The boat-ramp image illustrates a local limitation. Shoreline treatment must account for structures, wave action and conditions at the particular site; these historical observations do not guarantee outcomes elsewhere.
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