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How one group’s efforts might have saved some Lake Lanier islands from disappearing

Lake Lanier Association executive director Jennifer Flowers visits some islands in Lake Lanier with Rich York Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to inspect new rip rap placed around the island to stop erosion. The Association's 2-year effort to restore Lake Lanier's many islands, which had been eroding from waves caused by passing boats, finished in May. - photo by Scott Rogers

06202020 LAKE 1.jpg — Lake Lanier Association executive director Jennifer Flowers visits some islands in Lake Lanier with Rich York Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to inspect new rip rap placed around the island to stop erosion. The Association's 2-year effort to restore Lake Lanier's many islands, which had been eroding from waves caused by passing boats, finished in May. - photo by Scott Rogers

A two-year effort that may have stopped seven of Lake Lanier’s distinctive islands from eventually disappearing was finished in May.