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Video Case Studies
The Coastal Dunes for Resilience Workshop was held on December 8th and 9th, 2021 and featured video case studies to help share lessons...
Jun 28, 20221 min read


Community Science and Dune Restoration at Surfers Point
A case study focused on the Ventura County Surfrider Foundation community science-led project that will allow beachgoers to photograph...
Apr 11, 20221 min read

December 2021 Workshop Report Available Now
The Network is thrilled to provide a synthesis of the virtual Coastal Dunes for Resilience Workshop held on December 8th and 9th, 2021....
Mar 28, 20221 min read

The Greater Salinas River State Beach Dune Restoration and Management Plan
The following Restoration and Management Plan has been prepared by the Central Coast Wetlands Group (CCWG) and Coastal Conservation and...
Mar 18, 20221 min read

Climate-Smart Conservation of Beaches and Dunes for Western Snowy Plover Recovery in Monterey Bay
The Pacific Coast of North America is expected to be disproportionately affected by rising seas associated with climate change (Griggs...
Mar 11, 20222 min read

Malibu Living Shoreline Project Implementation and Monitoring Plan May 2020
Implementation and Monitoring for the Malibu Living Shoreline Project, which aims to restore approximately three acres of sandy coastal...
Mar 10, 20221 min read

Los Angeles Living Shoreline Project Restoration and Monitoring Plan for Beach and Bluff Habitat
An update on the Los Angeles Living Shoreline Project (LA-LSP), the purpose of which is to create an innovative multi-habitat living...
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Cobble Mapping and Analysis of northern San Diego County Beaches
Case study submission by Hiro Matsumoto (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego) for the 2021 Coastal Dunes for Resilience...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Understanding Foredune Morphodynamics and Resilience in Response to Dynamic Restoration
Case study submission by Ian Walker (UC Santa Barbara) and Zach Hilgendorf (Arizona State University) for the 2021 Coastal Dunes for...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project
A case study submission of the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project by Karina Johnston from The Bay Foundation for the 2021...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


The Manhattan Beach Restoration Project
Case study submission by Karina Johnston from The Bay Foundation for the 2021 Coastal Dunes for Resilience Workshop. Project Partners:...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Observations and Physical Monitoring of the Cardiff Living Shoreline
A case study submission by Maria Winters, Brian Leslie, Evyan Borgnis Sloane, Kathy Weldon, Jayme Timberlake, Bradley Nussbaum, Carolyn...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Increasing Dune Resiliency Through Restoration-Humboldt Coastal Resiliency Project
A case study submission by Andrea Pickart (Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge) for the 2021 Coastal Dunes for Resilience Workshop.
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Multi-benefit decision-making framework to evaluate nature-based features for coastal protection
A case study submission from Klaus Schroder (University of Texas at Arlington), Michelle Hummel, and Kevin Befus (University of Arkansas)...
Mar 3, 20221 min read


Comparing Restoration Treatments to Determine the Success of Invasive Species Removal
Dune systems worldwide have been greatly altered by the introduction and spread of invasive species. On the western coast of North...
Nov 10, 20211 min read


Ormond Beach 2021 Preferred Plan
In May 2021, the Ormond Beach Restoration and Public Access Preferred Alternative and Preliminary Design Plan was released. The Preferred...
Oct 6, 20211 min read

Santa Monica Year 4 Monitoring Report
This September 2020 monitoring report summarizes activities for the Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project from December 2015 -...
Sep 27, 20211 min read

Dune Literature Hub
Research into coastal dune ecology and geomorphology, their role in increasing shoreline protection, and how dune restoration and...
Sep 27, 20211 min read

A Photographic Guide to Dune Plants
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart in 2018, A Photographic Guide to Plants of Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands, provides a...
Sep 19, 20211 min read