Dune restoration
Unfinished History
This patch of dunes is thought to have been the last known habitat of the Xerces blue butterfly. Lobos Creek is at right.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
Lessingia and other rare native plants are flourishing where they once thrived, in spite of negative campaigning by local columnists and dog owners.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
One of the most successful restoration projects in the National Park Presidio are the dunes on the northwest side of the park.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Environmental restoration efforts in the Presidio.
California poppies in the dunes.
Photo: Chris Carlsson