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Bay side of island with marsh grass in late afternoon sun.

The reeds and grasses along a channel leading to the sea in a Cape Cod salt marsh turn to a golden color as October turns toward November.

Part of the beautiful Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is an Iconic Lighthouse of Nags Head Outer Banks North Carolina. This incredible stretch of coastal barrier islands along the east coast of NC is known for its amazing beaches and abundant wildlife.

Girl Exploring the Outer Banks

Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Edgartown Harbor Light is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard

marsh and river grass in the swamps of Louisiana

Seagrass along the Inland Waterway- Tybee Island, Georgia

Coastal sand dunes are dynamic but fragile buffer zones of sand and vegetation that form where the following three characteristics can be found: large quantities of sand persistent wind capable of moving the sand suitable locations for sand to accumulate The process of dune formation begins with a steady on-shore wind capable of moving sand. The wind moves the sand into piles. Eventually the sand pile becomes so steep that the leeward side of the sand pile collapses under its own weight and spills down at an angle that serves to stabilize the dune. Over time, the dune migrates in the direction of the wind, as the wind moves sand up the dune's slope and over the edge. Sand dunes often form around obstructions such as rocks, drift wood, decaying plant matter, and detritus that is washed up during high-tide. This decaying plant matter forms a perfect substrate for plants to set root. Plants the first set root in sand dunes are referred to as pioneer plants and are often grasses that have special adaptations for the harsh environment of the dune (high salt tolerance, waxy leaves that retain water, rolled leaves to reduce surface area and exposure to evaporation). These pioneer plants stabilize the dune. Their roots bind the sand and their leaves decrease wind speed and reduce erosion. After pioneer plants stabilize the dune, it becomes more habitable for other plants to move in. A progression of vegetation types set hold onto the dune, each changing the substrate's characteristics and structure, gradually making the dune suitable for the next vegetation type. Sand dunes, though dynamic, are fragile habitats. The mat of vegetation covering a dune is vital to reducing dune erosion and if this vegetation is disturbed or uprooted, the dune is destroyed.

Aerial view of Florida wetlands with green vegetation between ocean water inlets and distant residential houses. Natural habitat of many tropical species.

The beautiful colors of autumn. Autumn forest.

As daylight begins yielding to twilight, The Crisp Point Lighthouse at sunset on Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA - A one hour drive from Tahquamenon Falls, mostly dirt roads

Coastal Lighthouse on a Calm Morning

Landscape image taken from shore on a desolate day at Brant Point in Nantucket MA

Bird Sanctuary at Cape May Point State park during summer sunset

Summer landscape over the green marsh meadows with high tide river and cloudy sky on Cape Cod

New London Lighthouse among sea grass on Prince Edward Island

Sunset over marshy branch of the Matanzas River in St. Augustine, Florida

Lighthouse in the dunes, Texel.

The morning view of Tampa city lighthouse with reflection in Hillsborough Bay (Florida).

Red and whitr striped lighthouse and clear blue sky on island Sylt, Germany

Lighthouse in Wittduen on the island Amrum, Germany.

Barnegat Lighthouse New Jersey

Bodie Lighthouse North Carolina

Sunset

Portland Maine lighthouse

landscape with windmill

nantucket, cape cod

Green fields and blue sky in spring and early summer

Big Sable Point Lighthouse, Michigan at sunset.

Lighthouse of Texel sticking out of the dunes.

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