When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand. So did the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. So did the U.S. Army Corps ...

The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas – and may have been used as one ...

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BOSTON — A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away mountains of sand trucked in for a nearly $600,000 dune that was meant to protect homes, roads and other ...

The boy was trapped beneath at least 11 feet of sand for more than three hours. July 13, 2013— -- A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition today at a Chicago hospital after he was trapped for ...

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...

OCEANA COUNTY, Mich. — A child was rescued from a collapsed sand pit over the weekend, the Oceana County Sheriff's Office says. They're saying the situation is a stark reminder of the dangers of ...

SAUGATUCK, Mich. — Over thousands of years, wind has blown sand inland from the beach to create what we now know as the Saugatuck dunes. While it may be difficult to venture up the dunes, they make ...