This wildlife refuge has challenging hikes and is home to endangered birds, incredible sand dunes, and some impressive ...

On this California beach, snowy plovers and dune buggies are in a fight for survival During times when off-roading is allowed at the Oceano Dunes, south of Pismo Beach, the beach is crowded.

These unnaturally wide stretches of sand have since become the iconic look of southern California beaches, with coastal cities spending millions of dollars each year to maintain it.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- More areas of Oceano Dunes and Pismo State Beach in San Luis Obispo County will reopen to visitors on Friday. California State Parks officials said Tuesday they are moving ...

Off-roading ban in Oceano Dunes creates community friction Nestled along California's central coast is Oceano Dunes, an eight-mile stretch of beach that has gone from playground to battleground.

Southern California’s beaches were once dotted with dunes, a safe haven where birds nestled into plants and wildlife thrived. But in recent decades, homes were built, crowds flocked to beaches ...

Oceanside has ruled out one of the three small sites originally proposed for restoring sand dunes and native plants to beaches between the city’s harbor and municipal pier. The area in front of ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has tapped researchers at UC Irvine and the University of Houston to develop a means of monitoring local beaches and dunes by satellite ...

A huge skull spotted on Pajaro Dunes State Beach in California likely belongs to a fin or blue whale, the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History says. Photo by William Bout via Unsplash A gigantic ...

The sand wars are being waged up and down the coast on levels both micro and macro, as beachgoers, neighbors and cities quarrel over their share of a seemingly infinite resource. As beaches shrink ...

Dune restoration could increase the resilience of Southern California's urban beaches to sea level rise Date: July 28, 2023 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Over the last ...