these dunes can become even more vulnerable to coastal erosion. The rolling mounds lining beaches are more than just big piles of sand. Beyond providing critical habitats for wildlife and having ...

Find out more about the conservation project to remove the rubble at Victoria Road, Formby and restore sand dune habitats.

On the windy, glacial, ever-changing beaches of Whidbey Island grows a perennial flower, the yellow sand verbena, which is ...

Increasing demand for sand harms human and natural communities — and fuels a lucrative and dangerous illegal industry.

Discover the fascinating world of desert animals. Explore their survival strategies and adaptations in harsh arid ...

The Xerces blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco in the 1940s. Scientists just released dozens of butterflies from a ...

Louisiana's Coastal Restoration and Projection Agency is pushing for a $300 million project to rebuild the Chandeleur Islands ...

The NASA astronaut knocks loudly three times on a what appears to be a nondescript door, and calls cheerfully: "You ready to ...

Last winter, high water levels and erosive waves flattened the dunes along Popham Beach State Park, diminishing a front-line defense for upland habitats. Quickly, the Maine Department of ...

On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush ... DSL habitat, compared to historical norms. In contrast, as to frac sand mining ...

People have been urged not to walk over sand dunes after fears it could destroy rare habitats. Arun District Council said people have been ignoring the signs and fencing that are in place at ...

Designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the European Habitats Directive ... There’s a lifeguard on duty ...