Dune restoration
Lessingia and other rare native plants are flourishing where they once thrived, in spite of negative campaigning by local columnists and dog owners.
One of the most successful restoration projects in the National Park Presidio are the dunes on the northwest side of the park.
Photos: Chris Carlsson
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