One of the best-known strategies to prevent dune erosion is to introduce plants whose roots will help hold sand in place and stabilize the dune. But experiments conducted at Oregon State University ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering ...

“Season” in Southwest Florida means a bevy of activities in our coastal communities. Chief among them: beach trips. The beach is one of our most celebrated natural resources, and rightly so. We know ...

Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves. Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. The Oceano Dunes ...

image: (A) Vegetated dune (VD). (B) Bare dune (BD). The different camera angles reveal beach berm and dune apex features, but the initial profiles for VD and BD were equivalent throughout the 104-m ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...

Plans to salvage the eroding Capistrano Beach could have a rocky start. OC Parks is proposing cobblestone buffers that could be topped with sand dunes and vegetation to salvage what’s left of the ...

The demand to keep things the same on Marco Island is exemplified by condo owners who want to continue getting permits to cut dune vegetation on the beach the same as they have been doing for decades.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering ...