Shaped by the Central California coastal winds is the vast sandbox known as the Oceano Dunes. Trudging up the 200-foot sand piles can be daunting, but if you have a sandboard, you can cover a lot more ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of spider hiding in plain sight in coastal California’s sand dunes. The arachnologists from UC Davis published their find this month in the journal Ecology and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

On a crisp day in early January, a group of hikers wanders slowly through Lanphere Dunes — an unspoiled stretch of coastline within Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, some 300 miles north of San ...