Leah Cantor

COASTAL CHALLENGESCan Coney Island’s Dunes Protect Against Another Sandy? Published 25 May 2026 Coastal dune ecosystem restoration is a nature-based solution that can help reduce the impact of coastal flooding and erosion, offering residents protection from the next, inevitable storm surge. Along a stretch of coastline still marked by Hurricane Sandy, volunteers gather in rain or shine to restore the coastal dunes that separate the beach from the last line of houses.

COASTAL CHALLENGESCan Coney Island’s Dunes Protect Against Another Sandy? Published 23 May 2026 Coastal dune ecosystem restoration is a nature-based solution that can help reduce the impact of coastal flooding and erosion, offering residents protection from the next, inevitable storm surge. Along a stretch of coastline still marked by Hurricane Sandy, volunteers gather in rain or shine to restore the coastal dunes that separate the beach from the last line of houses.

Like many of you readers, I believe in the intrinsic value of nature. When I hike through aspen groves above Santa Fe glowing gold in the fall, or head out into the vastness of the Valles Caldera, I feel the generosity of these places. I experience their restorative power. And at the deepest level, I know nature is priceless. And yet as an investor, I also recognize a harder truth: In today’s economy, what doesn’t have a price is often ignored.