national seashore

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“The national seashore, from an ecological standpoint, was a train wreck,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Operated by the National Park Service, this area is the country’s first national seashore and extends from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

With the sands stabilized, U.S. lawmakers first considered designating the Oregon Dunes as a national seashore in 1958, along with the Sea Lion Caves north of Florence.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Cows and hikers have coexisted uneasily at Point Reyes since 1962, when President John F Kennedy designated it a national seashore.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2018

In a 1959 New York Times article titled “Walking in Thoreau’s Footsteps on Cape Cod,” Caroline Bates enthusiastically embraced the national seashore effort.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2017