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Saints Rest Beach, a one kilometre link between the park peninsula and the mainland, has its gravel and sand held together by the root systems of the Marram grass that edges the beach. While these grasses are indifferent to the strong winds of the bay, foot or vehicle traffic will kill Marram grass. Once the grass dies it will not re-establish itself. Without the grasses' roots holding the beach sand like a protective net, the sand would soon be washed out with the tide or blown away by the shore winds. This barrier beach provides a home for many sand-dwelling marine organisms and plants.