Think of the beach. Imagine a sandy shoreline covered with shells. The sun bakes down; rain falls and endless waves pound the shoreline. All this thrashing and crashing of water upon sand eventuall… ...

Nature’s handiwork along an area of Florida’s northeast coast, has left such a large collecting of coquina rock formations that the locals refer to the area as “Boulder Beach.&#82… ...

The North Carolina formations are also visible on the banks of Snows Cut, again, when the tide is low. But at the Fort Fisher location, there is something extra-special about the coquina deposit.

"Sculptures" of stacked coquina rock being built on some St. Lucie County beaches could be keeping sea turtles from nesting and could, if they're knocked over by wind or high waves, keep hatchling ...

Coquina rock is strong enough the Spanish used it to build the still-standing Castillo de San Marcos, a 17th century fort in St. Augustine.Later, the fort walls repelled cannonballs of the English ...

PALM COAST — The playground at James F. Holland Memorial Park was shut down indefinitely Wednesday after Palm Coast officials discovered pieces of coquina rock veneer that had fallen from ...

The coquina rocks and boulders serve as natural protection from beach erosion. In an effort to share with the community the history and the value of coquina to the area, ...

In 2004, the county denied Dickerson Florida Inc. permits for a lime rock mine on Carlton Road because of noise and traffic concerns. Now, 18 years later, some residents are hoping this ...