NORTH COVE, Wash. - Jan. 30, 2021 -Washaway Beach is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in the world. Over the past century, relentless winter storms have claimed a schoolhouse, a lighthouse, a Coast Guard station, more than 50 homes and close to 2 miles of land. The ocean swallowed an unreal average of 100 feet of coastal land per year. A continued onslaught from the sea almost certainly would mean waves would jump across Highway 105, cutting off nearby communities from services, completely wiping out North Cove, the community where Washaway Beach is located. People from all over Washington, and other states, came to our beach to stare in wonder at homes falling into the ocean. Now people come here from all over the world for a different reason.

OUR BEACH SOLUTION has attracted national and worldwide interest. Film crews have come from PBS, NBC and the Netherlands to document the changes, and scientists from Great Britain have tracked rock movement in North Cove.

To view this exciting and informative article by a local resident about her hometown which could benefit beach communities worldwide:

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