It's a beach, too!

The maritime forest is on sand dunes, some of which are 14 feet high! So there is a number of beach plants.

American Beach Grass

these stabilize the dunes

Beach Heather

shore birds have sown these seeds

Bayberry

Songbird food

Beach plum

birds enjoy fruit in fall

Rugosa rose

aka saltspray rose

It’s a beach, too!