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How old Christmas trees are helping to fight coastal erosion
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust's annual project has increased Fylde Sand Dunes width by 90 meters using over 2,000 donated Christmas trees to strengthen coastal defenses.
- Yesterday Fort Macon State Park issued a post-holiday appeal for old Christmas trees to protect the local coastline by acting as natural sand fences that trap drifting sand.
- The Fylde Sand Dunes Project aims to restore dunes as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, which have lost more than 80 percent over 150 years.
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust's programme began in 2013 and last year over 2,000 trees were donated by wildlife volunteers burying discarded trees along the Fylde Coast.
- The planted trees form a defensive barrier against tides, sand and wind that protects homes, roads and the local nature reserve, and the charity says the scheme has produced up to a 90-meter increase in the width of the Fylde sand dune system.
- The charity is encouraging donations nationwide with three further planting days planned, residents can drop off trees from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and donors prefer this over landfill.
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