A Decade of Dune Restoration at the Lanphere Dunes - Cal-IPC
A Decade of Dune Restoration at the Lanphere Dunes - Cal-IPC
A Decade of Dune Restoration at the Lanphere Dunes - Cal-IPC
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A <strong>Decade</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dune</strong> <strong>Restor<strong>at</strong>ion</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lanphere</strong> <strong>Dune</strong>s<br />
Andrea Pickart<br />
Humboldt Bay N<strong>at</strong>ional Wildlife Refuge
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn beachgrass stands 1985
1992 (before)<br />
1994 (Phase 1)
N<strong>at</strong>ive Cover in Restored Area as a<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong> Reference Area<br />
% Cover<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
1992
2001
1996
2001
1996
2001
1995
2001
1999<br />
2003
European beachgrass<br />
Iceplant<br />
Bush lupine<br />
Annual grasses
THANKS TO:<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ti Clifford, Kyle Wear, Linda Miller,<br />
Friends <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dune</strong>s, <strong>Cal</strong>ifornia<br />
Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Corps, <strong>Cal</strong>ifornia Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Forestry & Fire Protection, The N<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
Conservancy, N<strong>at</strong>ional Fish & Wildlife<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>Cal</strong>ifornia St<strong>at</strong>e Coastal<br />
Conservancy, and many o<strong>the</strong>rs.