Champlain beachgrass, a dune grass native to Lake Ontario’s eastern shoreline, can help stem erosion. The beachgrass radiates out from the main plant through rhizomes or runners and send roots down deep within the dune. As the sand buries the grass, the plant aggressively grows toward the surface, sending new sets of runners to further stabilize the new layer of sand atop the dune. Photo courtesy Roy Widrig, New York Sea Grant Private property owners as well as municipalities can…
