Rare-breed sheep, sand, Christmas trees are protecting St. Andrews from coastal erosion
Restoration work by St. Andrews Links Trust has seen a range of steps taken to safeguard the golf courses and surrounding ...
Students working to restore sand dunes in Coney Island. Here's why activists say their help is needed.
"Nature-based solutions have been shown to be holistic and sustainable, and they work. Sand dunes will help to mitigate the ...
Isle of Palms to implement shoal management plan for at-risk homes on Wild Dunes
A new plan would build a temporary buffer between at-risk homes and nature-driven erosion, heightened by storm surges and ...
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Drone maps reveal scale of sand swallowed in cyclone
Dunes are formed by winds transporting fine grain sand from the beach further inland. This makes them delicate structures and is why they are so susceptible to erosion. A study looking at a similar ...
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Rep. Haridopolos visits IRC beaches, hopes renourishment efforts continue efficiently
Mike Haridopolos walked along the beach at Beachcomber Lane with Indian River County and Indian River Shores officials Tuesday. He viewed the recent Sector 4 dune-renourishment project, and assessed ...
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Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
Some beaches and dunes have significantly eroded. Peregian Beach south of Noosa has lost up to 30 meters of width. Erosion cliffs, or "scarps," up to 3 meters high have appeared on the Gold Coast.
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Rare-breed sheep, sand, Christmas trees are protecting St. Andrews from coastal erosion
St. Andrews is to use a mix of rare-breed sheep, more than 31,000 tons of sand and 6,500 Christmas trees to protect the Home of Golf from coastal erosion. The work is being done as part of its ...