REPAIRING THE POINT
ON A BRIGHT MORNING IN EARLY AUGUST AN EAGER TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLED AT MINGO POINT . WIRE CAGES STUFFED WITH COCONUT HUSK FIBER AND OYSTER SHELL ARE CAREFULLY STACKED ON PALLETS AND PLACED ALONG THE ERODED MARSH EDGE . WHILE VOLUNTEERS DON GLOVES AND PULL ON RUBBER BOOTS , THE PROJECT TEAM DETAILS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED — THE FIRST LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT ON KIAWAH ISLAND .
STORY BY LEE BUNDRICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOEL CALDWELL AND ADAM WOLF