PLEASE ACT TO PROTECT TOMALES DUNES BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!

Marin County Board of Supervisors

c/o Coalition to Protect Tomales Dunes

P.O. Box 609

Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Dear Supervisors: 

Tomales Dunes is one of Marin’s—and California’s--coastal treasures.  It is the largest unprotected dune system in central California--a complex of mobile dunes, central dune scrub, dune prairie, and dune wetlands. It supports at least 14 listed species and has the richest collection of seasonal dune wetlands in central California. It is also one of the few dune systems in the state that still has a vital population of native dune grasses and some true mobile dunes—completely bare and constantly shifting.

Tomales Dunes is also the site of the largest RV campground on the California coast. Camping, ranching, and until recently, quarrying, have taken a toll on the dunes and wetlands. Damaged wetlands and the invasion of the dunes by European beachgrass, an aggressive alien, are just two of the threats facing the dunes.

As you consider the Lawson's Landing Master Plan and Coastal Development Permit, I urge you to safeguard this valuable habitat from over-exploitation and ecological degradation. Upholding Marin’s hard-won coastal protections will preserve the beauty, biological wealth, and recreational value of this special place for future generations.

As naturalist Jules Evens has said, Tomales Dunes is like no other place on earth. Please protect it!

Sincerely,

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cc: California Coastal Commission

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