{"id":28355,"date":"2025-10-24T20:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=28355"},"modified":"2025-10-24T21:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:23:10","slug":"beach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/beach\/","title":{"rendered":"6a4 Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28355\" data-postid=\"28355\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28355 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"p07e512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_p07e512 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_vagl512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_a9u8512 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_r72t512  tb_hide_divider\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Beach            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Abiotic &amp; Biotic Characteristics of Sandy Shores            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div 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class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1dk2512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zoq4512    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Beach Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e1lb512    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>Describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"19q7512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_19q7512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_c64u512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7s1u512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Imagine a vacation getaway (if we can at this time).\u00a0 A place you can go to that is a relaxing escape.\u00a0 Many people envision a beach somewhere in the world.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"50px,50px\" data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"9grf512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_9grf512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7cpj512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2zrp512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"pex6512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_pex6512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_5ia6512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_fokt512 video-top  video-autoplay\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/313029535?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" allow=\"fullscreen;autoplay\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_kxpz512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1cn1512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are heading down highway 101 in this module for photos and video footage in this module, and that includes magnificent beaches.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"j9c2512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_j9c2512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_apwr512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9tgg512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">This term we have a record number of students who have never visited Oregon.\u00a0 We hope everyone has a chance to visit at some point and experience a sense of familiar &#8220;place&#8221; with Pacific Northwest ecosystems.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_yunn512 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_cddc512 video-top  video-autoplay\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469379590?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" allow=\"fullscreen;autoplay\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"32lp512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_32lp512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_wbul512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_z4t7512 video-top  video-autoplay\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469378538?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" allow=\"fullscreen;autoplay\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_gl3e512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jxne512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches are unique ecosystems with a rapidly shifting landscape and organisms that can survive in these harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have been on a beach on a windy day, you know that the sand gets everywhere.\u00a0 This means that organisms either get blown around or have to shelter within the sand or in the water.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"1z2c512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_1z2c512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_u4ow512 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ftb2512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_32lj512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a4fo512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sand<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ttk3512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ttk3512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_zxzw512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_iho5512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Sand is largely eroded minerals, often from coastal cliffs.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_x0i7512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434798520?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"swhz512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_swhz512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_9uu8512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_b1o0512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472064030?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_hlba512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mocv512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abundant minerals can make sand dramatic colors.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"72cs512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_72cs512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_vn7j512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0qvl512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Broken down materials including sea shells and eroded glass can accumulate in some sands.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_9ls5512 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_p5fe512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472063446?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"tdvs512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_tdvs512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_kwfh512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_ud3u512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472062937?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_dwlh512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a9u9512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most remarkable examples of sand is the human-created debris of Glass Beach, in California.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"50px,50px\" data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"k85x512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_k85x512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jstc512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ajt6512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            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    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you study the sand, especially along the waterline, you can find air holes that indicate the presence of a variety of under the sand, including clams and crabs.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"dum8512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_dum8512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ccw9512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hv87512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sand dollars are examples of a type of sea urchin that burrows within sand.\u00a0 We typically find their dead sub-bleached remains.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_7pkb512 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_tmmn512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472064637?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"wlp5512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_wlp5512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_hay8512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_j6os512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/457886195?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ju6m512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l0cf512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quadrats can be used on sand to study small surface organisms.\u00a0 You can also dig with a shovel a set depth into the sand.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"252z512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_252z512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_h9ws512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_iln2512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div 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in the sand while holding the camera and tracking the animal&#8217;s movement.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_hhrq512 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-organism-path.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"vk35512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_vk35512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_t502512 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_6w0u512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_zuig512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rrlt512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Invasive Species<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"mvu1512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_mvu1512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_pir2512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_8ath512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/313072491?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_310a512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dzwm512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are at the Oregon National Dunes, starting in Florence Oregon, heading south on Highway 101.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"xj6j512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_xj6j512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mm04512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ocfh512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_543n512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s9qu512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches around the world have their own native plants and unique communities of organisms. Unfortunately, some species were brought in by humans that are outcompeting endemic (native) species and growing so excessively that they can also threaten human land use.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"s6ml512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_s6ml512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_xcn2512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_vzg1512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/366652988?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_jd5x512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z2lk512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">European beach grass was transplanted to lake shores and ocean coasts in North America with the intention of stabilizing the always shifting sand.\u00a0 This is particularly important if you are trying to build structures and recreation sites close to the water.\u00a0 This grass has outcompeted many native species and well grown beyond its intended areas.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"7p9a512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_7p9a512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_sz49512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0txt512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass-suoer-close.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0han512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vxg6512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a grass species (<em>Family Poaceae<\/em>); how is it pollinated and what can spread its small seeds?\u00a0 This is addition to toleration of wet, dry, and salty conditions makes this a highly successful species.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"le6w512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_le6w512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column 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class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_e57d512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ymi6512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gorse was purposely brought to the Oregon Coast by an individual who wanted to garden with plants from their original home country.\u00a0 It does have pretty yellow flowers.\u00a0 However, it also has needle-like leaves and the plants can grow tall and thick.\u00a0 Gorse has not only invaded wild areas, it is also encroaching on grazing and crop land.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"immr512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_immr512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jddy512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ssec512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">This gives you an idea of height; Mark is 6 foot and four inches in height.\u00a0 Cutting through this type of shrub takes heavy clothes, gloves, and long blades.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mnge512 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_i8ve512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-height.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"xd7f512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_xd7f512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_f79j512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rtsz512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are at a research site near Bandon, Oregon.\u00a0 Various techniques are being tried to eliminate Gorse.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_z9a7512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472081850?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"j2bd512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_j2bd512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_3tyt512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_t9dg512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-plot-overview-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_achh512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cth7512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the treatments being tried.\u00a0 Which do you think would be most successful?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next video shows the results.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"qz9a512\" data-lazy=\"1\" 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class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_etxe512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hs1m512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we are driving slowly by the test plots in our car.\u00a0 Which treatment seems the most successful? Below is a photo of plot #1 that was off of the road.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7nq3512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-site-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"uzo8512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_uzo8512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_yuh6512 first\">\n                   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species can fill their spots.\u00a0 The tall spiky plant to the right of the gorse in the cleared treatment area is Scotch Broom, another problematic invasive species.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_epf9512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_djjm512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_46sd512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Debris<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"95pk512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row 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                          <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 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src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"3nnm512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_3nnm512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_gm52512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_imlu512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_652925827.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"350\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_gnr6512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tfd2512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beach pollution can come in the form of water pollution (Guide 8B) or solid waste.\u00a0 Plastic wastes are an increasing concern as large wastes can harm organisms that get caught in them or ingest them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"7bcz512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_7bcz512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_hpai512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_xgeo512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434553486?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_napi512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yvdu512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Different than when we arrived in Oregon over 30 years ago, you can now find plastic waste on every beach, sometimes every few steps.\u00a0 And that is just the visible pieces.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"8vjn512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_8vjn512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mlbh512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q4gq512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">As plastics erode into smaller pieces over time, the microplastics are easier to digest and may negatively impact coastal organisms.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_nf3m512 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_r6l3512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_599737871-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"350\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"xxru512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_xxru512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_2jdm512 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_nwqo512 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469378219?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ipt3512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vm2w512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many people take an extra bag and gloves with them to the beach to pick up and dispose of debris while looking for shells or other objects.\u00a0 There is more on beach-combing in this Guide&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/resources\/\">resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o9e4512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-see-resources.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n   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themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ox3w512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_c6xq512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_m2fx512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_e4hc512 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2k72512    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bibm512    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"g9uy512\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_g9uy512 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_snjo512 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_78us512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8rdt512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3b3f512 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5jje512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4tma512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Products Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nay5512 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_nduj512 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u07l512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Sampling Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_mgk2512 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #0087bd;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1pjx512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_521y512\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_24n2512 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_gu5p512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                        Marine Life                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_kit3512\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7962512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a 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class=\"module module-image tb_j11z512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Near Shore\" alt=\"Near Shore\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                        Near Shore                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                  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<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9tbw512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 6<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_8hrs511\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c5wi512 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ec2u512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>6A: Sampling<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_c40p511\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_st35511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        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width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<h1>Beach<br\/>Abiotic & Biotic Characteristics of Sandy Shores<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<h3><strong>Beach Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li> <p><b>Describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition.<\/b><\/p> <\/li> <li><strong>Provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<h5>Imagine a vacation getaway (if we can at this time).\u00a0 A place you can go to that is a relaxing escape.\u00a0 Many people envision a beach somewhere in the world.<\/h5>\n\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313029535[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are heading down highway 101 in this module for photos and video footage in this module, and that includes magnificent beaches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This term we have a record number of students who have never visited Oregon.\u00a0 We hope everyone has a chance to visit at some point and experience a sense of familiar \"place\" with Pacific Northwest ecosystems.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469379590[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469378538[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches are unique ecosystems with a rapidly shifting landscape and organisms that can survive in these harsh conditions.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have been on a beach on a windy day, you know that the sand gets everywhere.\u00a0 This means that organisms either get blown around or have to shelter within the sand or in the water.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sand<\/h3>\n<p>Sand is largely eroded minerals, often from coastal cliffs.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434798520[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472064030[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abundant minerals can make sand dramatic colors.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Broken down materials including sea shells and eroded glass can accumulate in some sands.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472063446[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472062937[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most remarkable examples of sand is the human-created debris of Glass Beach, in California.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Organisms<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434800482[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you study the sand, especially along the waterline, you can find air holes that indicate the presence of a variety of under the sand, including clams and crabs.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sand dollars are examples of a type of sea urchin that burrows within sand.\u00a0 We typically find their dead sub-bleached remains.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472064637[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/457886195[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quadrats can be used on sand to study small surface organisms.\u00a0 You can also dig with a shovel a set depth into the sand.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469939017[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some organisms like this small crustacean come to the surface.\u00a0 Their behaviors can be intricate.\u00a0 Watch the movements in the video, the photo below is the pattern my hand made in the sand while holding the camera and tracking the animal's movement.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-organism-path.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Invasive Species<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313072491[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are at the Oregon National Dunes, starting in Florence Oregon, heading south on Highway 101.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches around the world have their own native plants and unique communities of organisms. Unfortunately, some species were brought in by humans that are outcompeting endemic (native) species and growing so excessively that they can also threaten human land use.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/366652988[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">European beach grass was transplanted to lake shores and ocean coasts in North America with the intention of stabilizing the always shifting sand.\u00a0 This is particularly important if you are trying to build structures and recreation sites close to the water.\u00a0 This grass has outcompeted many native species and well grown beyond its intended areas.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass-suoer-close.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a grass species (<em>Family Poaceae<\/em>); how is it pollinated and what can spread its small seeds?\u00a0 This is addition to toleration of wet, dry, and salty conditions makes this a highly successful species.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-sharp.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1623\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gorse was purposely brought to the Oregon Coast by an individual who wanted to garden with plants from their original home country.\u00a0 It does have pretty yellow flowers.\u00a0 However, it also has needle-like leaves and the plants can grow tall and thick.\u00a0 Gorse has not only invaded wild areas, it is also encroaching on grazing and crop land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This gives you an idea of height; Mark is 6 foot and four inches in height.\u00a0 Cutting through this type of shrub takes heavy clothes, gloves, and long blades.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-height.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are at a research site near Bandon, Oregon.\u00a0 Various techniques are being tried to eliminate Gorse.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472081850[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-plot-overview-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the treatments being tried.\u00a0 Which do you think would be most successful?<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The next video shows the results.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472082078[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we are driving slowly by the test plots in our car.\u00a0 Which treatment seems the most successful? Below is a photo of plot #1 that was off of the road.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-site-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472083595[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Unfortunately once the gorse is removed, other invasive species can fill their spots.\u00a0 The tall spiky plant to the right of the gorse in the cleared treatment area is Scotch Broom, another problematic invasive species.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Debris<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Much of the debris on beaches is the remains of dead organisms brought in by the tides.\u00a0 These remains support a food webs of scavengers like seagulls, as well as smaller detritivores.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-crab-leg.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-crab-leg.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-general-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-general-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-larger.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-larger.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-shell.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-shell.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1454'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201454%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"><\/noscript>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_652925827.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"350\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beach pollution can come in the form of water pollution (Guide 8B) or solid waste.\u00a0 Plastic wastes are an increasing concern as large wastes can harm organisms that get caught in them or ingest them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434553486[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Different than when we arrived in Oregon over 30 years ago, you can now find plastic waste on every beach, sometimes every few steps.\u00a0 And that is just the visible pieces.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">As plastics erode into smaller pieces over time, the microplastics are easier to digest and may negatively impact coastal organisms.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_599737871-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"350\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469378219[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many people take an extra bag and gloves with them to the beach to pick up and dispose of debris while looking for shells or other objects.\u00a0 There is more on beach-combing in this Guide's <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/resources\/\">resources page<\/a>.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-see-resources.jpg\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<h6>This is the end of Guide 6A.\u00a0 Please proceed to the product page.\u00a0 We will have more on marine ecosystems in Guide 6B.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li> <p><b>describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition?<\/b><\/p> <\/li> <li><strong>provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/products\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Products Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Sampling Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> Marine Life <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Ocean Zones\" alt=\"Ocean Zones\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\"> Ocean Zones <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Near Shore\" alt=\"Near Shore\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> Near Shore <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Beach - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 6<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a4 Beach\" alt=\"6a4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>6A: Sampling<\/h5>\n<a 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