Sandwiched between Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea, Asilomar State Beach encompasses five unique ecosystems across a little more than 100 acres. Stroll along the boardwalk through the protected dunes ...

California has lost roughly 60% of its coastal dunes since the mid‑1800s, according to a newly published statewide analysis ...

California has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes over the last 165 years, a new study says. An estimated 60% of the state’s coastal sand dune systems that were present in the mid-1800s ...

Since the age of the Gold Rush, California has lost approximately 60 percent of its coastal dunes due primarily to human intervention; by contrast, Santa Barbara County has lost only 10 percent.

A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its coastal dune systems. The researchers' assessment—the first of its kind for ...

A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its coastal dune systems. The researchers’ assessment — the first of its kind ...