> As the plants grow, they capture windblown sand beneath their branches and leaves, over time creating natural sand dune barriers that protect against coastal erosion. The project was experimental, Ford explains, and so there wasn't any quantifiable success criteria that was set. But in Ford's view, it's been a resounding success. The dunes have already reached between one and three feet tall (30 to 90cm).
The whole article is aspirational fluff and projects such as these prevent us from forwarding solutions, that would rather work, versus some heartwarming stories. In this case, about how snowy plovers returned randomly with a whole 3 eggs, and how trees have created one foot dunes.
California has a serious problem with non-profits and foundations, successfully pulling on well-meaning and loaded people's hearts and wallet strings
The whole article is aspirational fluff and projects such as these prevent us from forwarding solutions, that would rather work, versus some heartwarming stories. In this case, about how snowy plovers returned randomly with a whole 3 eggs, and how trees have created one foot dunes.
California has a serious problem with non-profits and foundations, successfully pulling on well-meaning and loaded people's hearts and wallet strings