▁order ▁to ▁combat ▁Wa ik iki ' s ▁er os ion ▁problems . ▁The ▁Sur fr ider ▁Foundation ▁has ▁deb ated ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁artificial ▁re ef s ▁with ▁members ▁torn ▁between ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁support ▁natural ▁coast al ▁environments ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁sur f ing ▁waves . ▁Similar ▁deb ates ▁surr ound ▁beach ▁n our ishment ▁and ▁snow ▁can non ▁in ▁sensitive ▁environments . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁on ▁access ▁ ▁Public ▁access ▁to ▁be aches ▁is ▁restricted ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁For ▁example , ▁most ▁be aches ▁on ▁the ▁Jersey ▁Sh ore ▁are ▁restricted ▁to ▁people ▁who ▁can ▁purchase ▁beach ▁tags . ▁Some ▁be aches ▁also ▁restrict ▁dogs ▁for ▁some ▁periods ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Private ▁be aches ▁ ▁Also , ▁private ▁be aches ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁along ▁the ▁sh ores , ▁may ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁association ▁nearby . ▁Sign s ▁are ▁usually ▁posted ▁the ▁entrance . ▁A ▁permit ▁or ▁special ▁use ▁occasion ▁event ▁may ▁be ▁granted ▁upon ▁executing ▁the ▁proper ▁channels ▁to ▁leg ally ▁obtain ▁one . ▁ ▁Public ▁be aches ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁beach ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Re vere , ▁Massachusetts , ▁with ▁over ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁att ending ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁day . ▁The ▁beach ▁was ▁run ▁bay ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Park s ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁beach ▁had ▁a ▁band stand ,