Maine volunteers plant 20,000 dune grass stalks to restore storm-damaged coastline

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Severe storms in 2024 eroded protective sand dunes along Maine's coastline, prompting a community-led restoration effort. In 2026, students from the University of New England joined local volunteers at Biddeford Pool for a second round of replanting. The group planted 20,000 dune grass stalks across 20,000 square feet of affected shoreline. Researchers are simultaneously studying how factors such as grass spacing, wind, and wave activity influence the pace of dune recovery.

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CID detains Bidar political functionary in Delhi over KPSC vet recruitment scam

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