As a lifelong inhabitant of a stretch of sand that sits off the mid-Atlantic coast, I consider LBI my home away from home for five decades. The scientific term for this landform is a barrier island. In geologic time this landform is considered juvenile, and to the casual islander its fragile and vulnerable demeanor is continually on display. It’s a place where families meet, enjoy life, and experience an island-style existence that ebbs and flows under the control of nature.

Before and after photographs are presented here from Loveladies of the latest coastal management initiative termed…