Enjoy the rugged wilderness while also traipsing through coastal dunes and enjoying gorgeous beaches at an under-the-radar ...

Pelicans, both the endangered California Brown (Pelecanus occidentalis), and the protected American White (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), are found within the dune ecosystem. Here a group of white ...

The California coast is famous for its stunning sunsets that draw people from all over to witness the sky transform. Whether ...

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, ...

A relatively low-budget project has received a $57,000 state grant to restore sand dunes and native plants next year to spots along Oceanside's North Strand and Harbor Beach. Protected from erosion by ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the sand dune phacelia as threatened under the Endangered ...

ASHLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the sand dune phacelia as a threatened species under the ...

OCEANO (AP) -- The California Coastal Commission has voted to end off-highway vehicle use at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area within three years, a decision that follows decades of ...

The disappearing Colton dunes, found only in the Inland Empire, get a helping hand from the community. Originally stretching 40 square miles from Ontario to Colton, the rare Colton dunes are rapidly ...