In most reclamation projects, sand is taken from the bottom of the ocean and pumped back up onto the beach to replace sand that has been lost. Large machines, like giant vacuum cleaners, suck up sand and then the sand is pumped to the beach to rebuild the dunes. The Pines has undertaken reclamation projects a number of times. Today, the largest reclamation effort in Pines history has been completed—the FIMI (Fire Island to the Moriches Inlet) Stabilization Project.