California Sand Dunes

Two photos. Top photo of wind-sculpted sand dunes with almost no vegetation. Bottom photo of restored dunes covered in native vegetation

Photo By/Credit

Ian Shive and Andrea Pickart/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Both Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, top, and Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, bottom, are in California.

Facility

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Beach combing

Subject tags

Coastal restoration

Coastal zone management

Coasts

Wildlife refuges

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