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 ...

Sea turtles are apparently better climbers than wildlife managers believed. Some “wayward sea turtles” have crawled up to the top of the new dunes being built as part of the U.S. Army Corps of ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Mexico Beach’s biggest asset is the beach. Tuesday, city council members moved forward with a plan to protect that asset. The Beach and Dune Protection Ordinance covers all ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — When you are walking along the beach, you may see some signs saying, “please, keep off dunes.” These dunes are a key to protecting coastal communities from disastrous ...

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Smith said relentless king tides, along with recent offshore Hurricane Erin and Tropical Storm Imelda, never made landfall ...

“By trampling on the dunes, you are tearing down the dunes before vegetation has been planted,” officials said of people walking on the closed beach. A portion of Sunset Beach is seen after Hurricane ...

Beachgoers, you might have noticed an attractive, vining plant growing along the coastal dunes. Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) has been seen in St. Johns and Nassau counties, which is a problem ...

A blue and sunny day at Coopers Beach in the village of Southhampton, New York When it comes to beaches, Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman is a certified expert. The scientist, author, professor, and director ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The first BEACH IT! country music festival at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront is happening this weekend, but the weather is already causing some headaches days ahead of the ...