The New BL Nature Trail

While I was gone our walk to the beach at 12th Street became part of the new Barnegat Light Nature Trail. There are several wayside information plaques detailing the flora, fauna and history of the area, and the boardwalk has been extended to help tired trekkers.

The maritime forest is filling in the area behind the large dunes.

And new fencing - to keep the wanderers off the dunes - has been installed to accompany the traditioal "snow" fence which contains the sand.

At the top of the large dunes there is a turn-around, observation point between 12th and 13th Streets with larger exhibits - including some history of ship wrecks and battles on the local beaches.