The return of the dunes: How the Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project recreated native habitat

The return of the dunes: How the Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project recreated native habitat

by Alessandra Haddick Four years ago, crews hauled 70 tons of invasive ice plant off the sand in North Manhattan Beach. In its place, native dune grasses now ripple in the ocean wind, their deep roots quietly building a natural seawall one grain of sand at a time. The Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project, led by The Bay Foundation in partnership with the City of Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, and the California State Coastal Conservanc…