Barrier islands protect coasts with dunes. Storms can flatten them. Nature-based, low-cost solutions offer hope.

Over 400 student volunteers from across the city helped plant native beach vegetation along the dunes of Coney Island Creek ...

and an unusual beach scene emerges at the foot of North America’s tallest sand dunes. But with the peak flows of late May and early June comes a warning: “Weekends are extremely crowded ...

Beach access in the north end of Strathmere is closed again because of erosion concerns, after a beach project restored the ...

DUNEDIN ― Signs mark an area where sea oat plants grow along a dune restoration area Monday at Honeymoon Island State Park. Last year, Hurricane Helene caused major damage to some dunes, which receded ...

"We used to have the dunes, and they were gorgeous," said Mark Willis, a Ponce Inlet resident. "And then the hurricane came ...

Longboat Key’s flatter beaches — thanks to hurricanes Helene and Milton — will need federal funding to assist the town in ...

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 ...

and said extensive sand mining could strip away coastal protection. "Those dunes [are] the buffer in between things like rising sea levels and high levels of storm surge, extreme weather events ...