A project to combat wind and water erosion on the barrier islands of 

 North Carolina, particularly in the Holden Beach area, is described. 



Hales Beach Island 



Sunset Beach Island 



Bird Island 



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 *Calder, D. R., C. M. Bearden, B. B. Boothe, and R. W. Tiner. 1977. A recon- 

 naissance of the macrobenthic communities, wetlands, and shellfish re- 

 sources of Little River Inlet, North Carolina and South Carolina. South 

 Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Technical Report No. 17. 

 58 pp. 



Covers the benthic ecology, marsh vegetation, shellfish resources, hydrog- 

 raphy, and sediments of the Little River Inlet area, including Bird Island 

 North Carolina, and Waites Island, South Carolina. 



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