they're going to use sandy as an excuse to shut it down. the dunes are gone, so the naked bodies won't be hidden from sensitive eyes. this is part of the foundation for changing the policy.
the other reason is that, no matter how much we tried to police it, a persistent group of losers would sneak into the dunes to take a shit or jerk-off. unfortunately, you don't need many of these to raise a case for prohibiting the nudity that has been present on the beach since the 60s.
and don't expect gunnison beach at sandy hook to be open this year either. the damage is going to keep the beach closed for some time. unfortunately, no humans on the beach means that nesting seabirds will have the run of it instead of hiding in the dunes as they usually do to avoid human contact. since this is a protected area, if the birds get the beach, the people will not. this info comes from a friend-of-a-friend that was on a cleanup crew at sandy hook recently. the rangers were discussing this exact scenario.
so those of us that enjoy the lighthouse and gunnison will have to keep our pants on this summer, and maybe forever.
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