Home to Maryland's only undeveloped stretch of Atlantic coastline, Assateague Island is constantly under siege. Natural forces of change- wind and waves- compel the island's westward movement, something so essential to the delicate ecosystems here that the National Park Service has made preserving that movement part of its mission. Discover why this island, "created" by a hurricane in 1933 and saved from development by an aptly-timed nor'easter in 1962, depends on storm events to survive.