Here is what one North Carolina beach town has decided to do:
Ocean Isle Beach is one town with a new law this summer: no cabanas or tents on the beach.
The Ocean Isle Beach Board of Commissioners in September banned all canopies, cabanas and tents from the beach. Umbrellas are still permitted, and all personal items have to be off the beach at night.
Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith said the board of commissioners decided on the ban after cabanas were consistently left on the strand.
Smith said she has received positive and negative feedback so far about the ban.
"It's certainly not our intent to be unfriendly to our visitors at all," she said. "The intent was to protect what they're coming here to enjoy."
I think that's a very progressive and admirable approach to protecting their natural resources. if people must erect a cabana to claim their spot on the beach then they will have to find another beach. then more room will be left for folks who appreciate the beauty of a cabana-free beach environment.
I mean really. must we keep getting bigger and more stuff, and then put it on a beach?