2/22/21 Report - New Updates On Beach Conditions. Beach Renourishment Schedule. Some Finds.

 Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

John Brooks Monday Morning.

There was a cut running the length of John Brooks and down to Frederick Douglass beaches this morning.  It was mostly about two feet high.  

Here is what it looked like Sunday.

John Brooks Sunday
Photo by Scott B.

There were more targets this morning (Monday) than the last time I was there (Saturday), and more than I found yesterday (Sunday) up in the Vero area.  Most of the targets were modern though.

John Brooks Monday Morning.

 
I neglected to charge my batteries last night and this morning my hunt was cut short when my batteries failed.  I didn't take a second detector today either.  Better to over-prepared than under-prepared.

Cut Behind Cut.

Quite a few yards behind the cut you can see what remains of an older and bigger erosion event.   That occurred some months ago. 

Realizing that the beach was eroded all the way back to that second cut in the not too distant past tells you that was the recent erosion was only recently accumulated sand.  There is very little chance that anything interesting was in that.  Finds coming out of that newly eroded sand in front of the old cliff  have been deposited during the time that sand was accumulating, so would not be very old.  The possible exception would be if something old washed up with the newly accumulating sand, but nothing that would be unlikely.  The newly accumulated sand is a uniform brown sand without any shells or obvious layers.  There are no signs of any events that would have washed anything dense up during that time.  It looks like it was a slow continuous process, as you would expect if you have been watching the beaches over the last several weeks.  Nor is there much chance of much of anything old having washed up in front of the new cut.  The sand was too mushy and the slope not shaped right.  If that happened you would expect more of a dip and a more densely packed surface.

And here is a photo sent from Scott B. of Fort Pierce Sunday.

Fort Pierce Beach Sunday.
Photo by Scott B.

Scott offered the following observations. 

 I took a cupful pictures today (Sunday) around noon. The first on is at Ft Pierce, the second at John Brooks. Although there is a decent cut, as you recently reported, it all appears to be renourshment sand.

Since I’m here I’ll still do some detecting this afternoon.

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Here are some finds from Saturday and Sunday made by Al C.

Recent Finds by Al C.

Al said, Not sure yet about the two coins. The little one is smaller than a dime and the other is bigger. Found the Meg tooth at Seagrape access in the shells. I think the small coin is foreign. Found it near Disney resort. 

Thanks Al.

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Here is the beach renousishment schedule.   Thanks to DJ.



Work underway on Indian River County’s Sector 3 Beach and Dune Renourishment Project. Photo from IRC

Indian River County has approximately 22.4 miles of barrier island beaches, extending from Sebastian Inlet south to Round Island Park, 15.7 miles of which have been classified by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as “critical erosion” areas.1

Beach renourishment projects are a common method of shoreline protection to preserve the region’s coastline.2

The Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project, 6.6 miles of beach between Treasure Shores Park and John’s Island, began in January with Phase I -- Seaview subdivision to Wabasso. The county's contractor, Guettler Brothers Construction, has been operating out of Treasure Shores and Golden Sands Beach Park.3

The restoration plan involves hauling 307,000 cubic yards of beach-compatible sand from Stewart Materials in Fort Pierce. The sand is placed on the dune as well as on the berm, including in the water, resulting in a wider beach. Following sand placement, native dune grasses are installed along the dune.4

To accommodate the work, some beaches have closed.5

• Treasure Shores Beach Park reopens Feb. 22.

• Golden Sands Beach Park will be closed for the entire duration of the project, through April 30.

• Wabasso Beach Park's construction timeline is being adjusted and the park will be open past Feb. 18. Future updates regarding closure of Wabasso Beach Park will be announced at a later date.

Phase II of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Renourishment Project, Wabasso to Turtle Trail, is anticipated to begin in November. The Sector 2 Dune Restoration Project, managed by the Sebastian Inlet District, is complete. The dune was restored with sand dredged from the inlet.6

Online reports as of Feb. 21, show 57 of 82 beach easements to construct the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Renourishment Project, which will restore sand lost from Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, and Dorian from the Treasure Cove subdivision to the Floralton Beach subdivision, have been received. Sector 7 stakeholders are invited to view the public webinar presentation that reviews details of the project.7

Source: The local “Knowhere Briefing”

Here is the link.

https://knowherenews.com/tc/event/AXfGbgqjgaWmPMqEPXc-?origin=newsletter&referral_code=357G67NWS5D7H

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I have a few finds from the last few days that are probably nothing very interesting but still need to be cleaned.

The surf will be decreasing the next couple of days. Not expecting any improvement.  At least we had a little change.  Soon we'll be into storm season again.  We've had some decent spring hunting in the past.  I often enjoyed an Easter hunt.  And there was always Spring Break.  Those were good in the past.

Happy hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net