March 24th a historic day for Oregon dunes

SOUTHERN Ore.—Wednesday was an exciting day in Oregon history.

The Oregon Dunes National Research Area was founded on this day in 1972.

It’s one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world.

The contrast of dunes, forests, and ocean all together is rare.

Some of the animals that call it home aren’t found anywhere else on earth.

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.
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