Sea Oats preserve the fragile dunes 
against erosion, and are protected by 
law. You may notice grackles along the dunes--they rely on the oats for food.

Damaged beach at Fish Haul Park 
without a protective dunes system

The Town's 2007 beach renourishment placed much greater distance between 
the tides and the dunes

Even though these dunes were eroded by Hurricane Tammy, the strength of the Sea Oats roots protected beachfront homes from flooding.

Healthy dunes at Palmetto Dunes