Dune restoration project in progress on Willard Beach
The project in progress on Willard Beach. Brianna Soukup photo/Press Herald The city of South Portland launched a program using discarded Christmas...
The project in progress on Willard Beach. Brianna Soukup photo/Press Herald The city of South Portland launched a program using discarded Christmas trees in efforts to restore the majority of dunes between Willard Beach and Myrtle Avenue. The dunes protect important public infrastructure as well as provide wildlife habitat. They were washed out in the storm on Dec. 23. 'What we're trying to protect is infrastructure that we have in two portions of that dune system,' said South Portland Conservation Manager Kristina Ertzner.