{"id":2007,"date":"2023-11-01T21:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=2007"},"modified":"2024-05-22T19:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T19:42:50","slug":"dynamic-dunes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/dynamic-dunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Dunes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          New restoration technique proves promising for dune restoration \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal sand dunes are an integral part of natural coastal systems and historically occurred along much of southern California\u2019s coast. They provide coastal resilience by protecting inland areas against storm waves, sea level rise, flooding, and beach erosion. Restoring degraded dunes is an inexpensive and efficient strategy for protecting areas from coastal impacts and can aid managers in future wetland restoration projects. University of Southern California (USC) Sea Grant funded a study to restore the coastal dune system at Border Field State Park in San Diego. This degraded system is large and lacks buildings, making it one of the few locations in Southern California where a natural dune system can be restored. The project uses cost-efficient, green engineering methods to evaluate the effectiveness of regenerating the dunes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><b>Key Results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experimental techniques of using wooden shims to encourage the accumulation of sand were successful\u2014dunes are returning to the eight-acre experimental area, along with native vegetation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Techniques are now being applied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service elsewhere on the coast<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Project Impacts &amp; Application:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers partnered with the California Dunes Coastal Network to produce an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resilientcoastlines.com\/post\/testing-a-novel-technique-for-restoring-coastal-dune-systems-at-border-fields-state-park\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">educational video<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers partnered with USC Sea Grant and the Institute of Science and Policy in Denver to publish an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/institute.dmns.org\/perspectives\/posts\/castles-made-of-sand-environmental-engineers-look-to-nature-to-rebuild-coastal-sand-dunes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">educational article<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hany Elwany, Ph.D., Coastal Environments, Inc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frederico Scarelli, Ph.D., Coastal Environments, Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Hubbard, University of California Santa Barbara<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Funding: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Ocean Protection Council, 2018-2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Additional Info<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resilientcoastlines.com\/post\/testing-a-novel-technique-for-restoring-coastal-dune-systems-at-border-fields-state-park\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.resilientcoastlines.com\/post\/testing-a-novel-technique-for-restoring-coastal-dune-systems-at-border-fields-state-park<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/institute.dmns.org\/perspectives\/posts\/castles-made-of-sand-environmental-engineers-look-to-nature-to-rebuild-coastal-sand-dunes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/institute.dmns.org\/perspectives\/posts\/castles-made-of-sand-environmental-engineers-look-to-nature-to-rebuild-coastal-sand-dunes\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/publications-database\/\">Access our Publications Database to view publications from this project or other related topics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n    \n      <div id=\"gallery-684370474\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n   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