Special to the PRESS
Sand dunes are the City of South Padre Island’s first line of defense from Mother Nature’s destructive tidal surges caused when severe weather moves in from offshore benefitted from 71 volunteers planting 6,000 native species plants, Sea Oats and Bitter Panicum, to establish a foundation for a healthy dune system.
The planting group was largely made up of 40 students from Beach Reach South Padre, City staff, and a large number of visiting families with young children. The planting was located at Beach Access 9, Blue Water Circle in front of the Suntide III condominiums, just before noon Wednesday. The planting captured the attention of families and individuals many of which asked about the types of plants that were being used, why it was necessary and what the plants actually did for the dunes.
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