PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A windy day on the beach can leave you a sandy mess with sand everywhere from in your clothes to sand in your hair. Windy beach days, however, can be very important to a beach's ...

Mo‘omomi Preserve on the north coast of the Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i protects a dune ecosystem that boasts rare coastal species. Douglas Peebles Photography/Alamy This article is from Hakai ...

“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 ...

The parking lot at Mount Baldy will grow this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shaves the back of the dune to nourish ...

Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North's Tokerau Beach have forced the kaitiaki rōpū to install temporary fences and block access points. As many people head off to the ...

FRANKFORT, MI – Volunteers are sought to help protect one of the most beautiful places in Northern Michigan. The Nature Conservancy and the Point Betsie Lighthouse will host an event during which ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - This week, work crews traveled from Jackson to conduct geotechnical investigations for the $20-million-dollar Coast-Wide Beach & Dune Ecosystem Restoration Project. A ...

More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three years after the release of “Dune,” a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel, “Dune: Part Two” is reigniting the public’s fascination with sandy ...

Oregon's Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's 'Dune.' VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images “Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, ...