Popponesset Spit is a spit between Popponesset Bay and Nantucket Sound. The barrier peninsula extends for about 1.0 mile (1.6 km) from the community of Popponesset in Mashpee on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and is part of the coastline known as Popponesset Beach.[1][2] [3][4] The tip of the peninsula is owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society while the landward end is owned by Save Popponesset Bay.[5][6]
The peninsula is now significantly shorter than seen in the Barnstable County survey of 1880. Portions of the shore have been stabilized with riprap to deter further erosion. Most of this work was done immediately after Hurricane Bob which in 1992 had opened an inlet through the beach. The peninsula is home to bird sanctuary and other conservation projects[7] that prevent disturbance of the piping plover, an endangered species, and terns.[8][9]
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edit- ^ Mary A. Cialone, Mary A. Cialone (September 1993), Evolution of Popponesset Beach and Its Effect on Popponesset Bay (CERC-93-9) (PDF), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- ^ "Popponesset Spit: No-Alcohol Rule To Be Enforced This Summer". CapeNews.net.
- ^ Davis, Richard A. Jr (December 6, 2012). Geology of Holocene Barrier Island Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642783609 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Community and State Officials' Guide to Coastal Zone Laws Relating to CDBG and UDAG Programs". U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development. May 14, 1985 – via Google Books.
- ^ "History | Save Poppenesset Bay". savepopponessetbay.org.
- ^ Drake, Bob (May 23, 2017). "Popponesset Spit named one of America's Best Restored Beaches for 2017".
- ^ http://www.whgrp.com/articles/ASBPA_SPB_BeachAward_PressRelease_May2017_FINAL.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Dogs Banned From Popular Mashpee Beach". CapeNews.net.
- ^ "Nourishing the Poppy Spit". www.coastalneighborhoods.com.
41°35′00″N 70°27′11″W / 41.5833°N 70.4531°W
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