A class of University of Prince Edward Island students got a hands-on lesson in ecology at Cavendish Beach this week and a section of damaged sand dunes is in better shape thanks to their work.

Volunteers have planted about 2,000 marram grass plants in sand dunes in Jersey to help protect them. The Government of Jersey's Environment Department said the grass would help stabilise the ...

Volunteers have planted about 2,000 marram grass plants in sand dunes in Jersey to help protect them. The Government of Jersey's Environment Department said the grass would help stabilise the ...

- The scale of sand dune erosion in Prince Edward Island National Park due to post-tropical storm Fiona is “shocking” and has dramatically changed the landscape of some beaches, Parks Canada says.

Residents in Cornwall have been invited to plant grass at the dunes of a Cornish beach to try and stop changes to sand dunes. The National Trust and the Making Space For Sand project said ...

The marram grass helps to trap the sand, giving the dunes a better chance of holding their shape. According to the Wildlife Trusts, its fibrous, matted roots bind the sand down, which helps to ...

After that, the number of trucks would be reduced as marram grass planted atop Mount Baldy takes hold and initially slows, then stops, the flow of sand across the top of the dune.

The Jersey government says the planting will helps stabilise the dunes. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP. ... Marram grass planted to protect sand dunes.