Ranger Rick's Adventures
Ranger Rick Raccoon, Scarlett Fox, and Boomer Badger are on vacation along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Sandy explained that, from June through November, huge storms called hurricanes may come roaring in from the sea. They hit the shore with mighty winds and monstrous waves. The storms can strike anywhere along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. And people who live there often have to flee for their lives as a hurricane bears down on them.
The hurricane is roaring so loudly now that the animals don't even talk. Before Sandy ducks into her bur-row, she motions for her new friends to crouch down as low as they can and wait out the storm. All night long the hurricane rages. And all night long Rick and Scarlett huddle in fear — and worry about Boomer.
MORE FACTS
* Along many of our coasts, sand dunes stand guard against hurricanes and other storms. But in many places, people have damaged or destroyed the dunes. There, huge waves-pushed by a storm's winds-wash ashore with full force.
* Beach plants help hold the sand in place and build the dunes. When people walk on dunes, they can harm these plants and weaken the dunes.
* A sand dune may seem like a tough place to live, but some kinds of animals, such as beach mice, make their homes there.
* Beach mice bury seeds of sea oats and other plants in their burrows. Some of these sprout and take root, helping hold the dunes in place.
* Beach mice live in or near sand dunes and nowhere else. There are seven kinds of beach mice: Five live on the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida, and two live on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. All but one kind are so rare that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
That's mostly because many of their sand dune homes have been destroyed-and other dunes are being threatened.
By Gerry Bishop
Sandy explained that, from June through November, huge storms called hurricanes may come roaring in from the sea. They hit the shore with mighty winds and monstrous waves. The storms can strike anywhere along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. And people who live there often have to flee for their lives as a hurricane bears down on them.
The hurricane is roaring so loudly now that the animals don't even talk. Before Sandy ducks into her bur-row, she motions for her new friends to crouch down as low as they can and wait out the storm. All night long the hurricane rages. And all night long Rick and Scarlett huddle in fear — and worry about Boomer.
MORE FACTS
* Along many of our coasts, sand dunes stand guard against hurricanes and other storms. But in many places, people have damaged or destroyed the dunes. There, huge waves-pushed by a storm's winds-wash ashore with full force.
* Beach plants help hold the sand in place and build the dunes. When people walk on dunes, they can harm these plants and weaken the dunes.
* A sand dune may seem like a tough place to live, but some kinds of animals, such as beach mice, make their homes there.
* Beach mice bury seeds of sea oats and other plants in their burrows. Some of these sprout and take root, helping hold the dunes in place.
* Beach mice live in or near sand dunes and nowhere else. There are seven kinds of beach mice: Five live on the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida, and two live on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. All but one kind are so rare that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
That's mostly because many of their sand dune homes have been destroyed-and other dunes are being threatened.
By Gerry Bishop
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