Key Move 4: Restore the dunes along the middle reach.
The existing “dunes” are actually sand embankments, constructed as part of the SFPUC’s Clean Water Program, and vegetated with non-native grasses and ice plant. Recontouring and revegetating these embankments to introduce a native dune morphology and ecosystem would provide ecological benefits by reintroducing a scarce and fragile coastal ecosystem, would increase the visibility of the ocean from the Great Highway and may provide some improvements in sand management by reducing the existing embankment’s tendency to launch windborne sand long distances.
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AECOM | ESA PWA | Nelson\Nygaard | Sherwood Design Engineers | Phil G King PhD
The fourth key move proposes the recontouring and revegetating of the current sand embankments to introduce a native dune morphology and ecosystem that is able to provide ecological benefits by reintroducing a scarce and fragile coastal ecosystem at Ocean Beach.
Master Plan Recommendations: Six Key Moves | Key Move 4
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