What a mess at this point!
The end of pipes is fenced so little varmits won't enter. Sand is periodically covering the track.
This looks like it is going to be a pathway over the pipeline.
Sand blowers to keep the sand moving through the pipe.
Special jaws on the tractor . . . made especially for picking up pipe.
Rocks form a partial dam of the stream to the south of Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Sarasota Bay. This may prevent shoreline erosion.
Van Wezel shoreline sculpture
Boulders have been piled up recently on Van Wezel's shoreline.
Looking south from Van Wezel, one can see the John Ringling Causeway bridge.
However, there has been quite a bit of erosion on the south side as the currents sweep down from the north. The sand has eroded away on the south side leaving a 3-foot "cliff" on the beach.
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Apollo Beach Nature Park General Description
"Less than a mile to the north lies Passage Key, marking the southerly entrance into Tampa Bay. Since Ponce de Leon explored this coast in 1513, this island has served to guide ships into the great bay beyond called by early Spanish explorers "Bahia del Espirto Santo". After being named "Isla de Sanfrancisco y Leon" by the Spanish in 1757 and renamed "Burnaby Island" by the English in 1765, it was later named "Pollux Key", corresponding with the name "Castor Key" given to nearby Egmont Key. The island finally became known as "Cayo de Pasaje" in 1783, during the second Spanish occupation. This is the origin of today's name - Passage Key. Formerly much larger than it is today, the island contained a fresh water lake surrounded by large trees."