Fewer than 400 coastal martens remain in Oregon and California, with approximately 71 martens living in Oregon’s dunes.

The sun descends to the horizon on a stretch of California sand that in normal times would be crowded with off-road vehicles. But on this afternoon in September 2020 the beach at Oceano Dunes State ...

Mike Hodgson mhodgson@santamariatimes Mar 19, 2021 Mar 19, 2021 Updated Apr 4, 2023 Off-roading in the Oceano Dunes will be history within three years and beach access at Pier Avenue in Oceano ...

The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously (10-0) last night to completely phase out off-road vehicle use at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation ... an important bird habitat area — the ...