By Rich Pollack
Saving the sensitive and environmentally important sand dunes along Highland Beach’s 3-mile stretch of oceanfront is becoming a priority for the town’s fledgling Beaches and Shores Club.
Formed after the Town Commission dissolved its
dunes (4)
Jackie, Tommy and Eva Tyghem, 5, watch Biscuit, a yellow Labrador retriever,
fetch her ball under the light of the full moon in the ocean near the Colony Cabana Club in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Members and guests at the Colony Hotel
The dune in Delray Beach has a mixture of native species that help trap blowing sand
and control erosion. It is more than shoulder high in many places.
Horizontal coco plum has adapted to the dune and lines the sidewalk in many places.
Dune sunflower
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