Dune Management

Dune Grading Reports

• 2014 Dune Grading Status
• 2015 Dune Grading Status

Scientific Research on Dune Grass

• Eric Seabloom, Univ of Minnesota, paper on "Distribution and effects of American Dune Grass on Foredunes" 
• Hacker, et al, 2011 on "Subtle Differences in non-native congeneric beach grasses affect their colonization, spread, and impact"
• Zarnetske et al, 2011 on "Non-target effects of invasive species management: beachgrass, birds, and bulldozers in coastal dunes."
• USDA Natural  Resources Conservation Service on "American Beach Grass Fact Sheet"
• California Exotic Pest Plant Council paper on "Control of European Beachgrass on the West Coast"
• OSU News and Research Communications release on "Invasion of New Beach Grass Could Weaken Shoreline Protection"

Other Useful Links

• Gardening Know H on Planting American Beachgrass
• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department on "Rules and Regulations for Ocean Shores"