• NOAA benchmark used for survey analysis at Isla Blanca Beach Park, South Padre Island, Texas, USA (Alayibo, 2022)​

• Mitigation areas where dunes were restored, and current data collection

• Innovative vegetation pattern alternating the plant species in MA 6 (Gonzalez, 2019)

• Restoration in MA-2 and MA-6

• Restored in August 2019

• 2 to 3 nodes of vegetation

• 1.5 ft spacing on dune toe, 3 ft spacing on back dunes

• Undulating dune design with fiber mat on front dune​

• Coconut fiber mat installation in MA–2 (Patel, 2020)

• Increases the stability of the dunes

• Installed up to 2 ft. under the sand

• Irrigation is added after installation, prior to planting

• Planting Pattern for MA-4 & MA-5 (Patel, 2020)

• Restored in August 2020, but had limitations due to the pandemic

• Rows are 4 ft. apart along the toe and 9 ft. apart for the remainder

• There are 6-8 nodes of vegetation that are sustained only by irrigation lines

•  There are no coconut fiber mats on the toe of the dune

• MA-6 Dune growth with matured native vegetation a) planting in August 2019, and b) maintenance in September 2019 (Mohammed, 2020)​

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• Native vegetation observed in March 2022 at MA-4 and MA-5. 

• a) bitter panicum, b) sea oats, c) coastal blue stem, d) marsh-hay cord grass, e) gulf croton, f) road vines, g) beach morning glory, h) camphorweed​

• Plant repository provides native monocot vegetation

• Embryonic dune forming in front of MA-4 observed in June 2022.

• North-facing side view of embryonic dune and partial front dune 

• Bitter Panicum (Panicum amarum) and Sea oats Seedlings (Uniola paniculate) Planted at Isla Blanca Park Repository (11/21/21)​

For more information please refer to the video recording to the left.