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Meg Caldwell, Chair Dear Commissioner Caldwell, Tomales Dunes, a complex of mature mobile dunes, central dune scrub, dune prairie, and dune wetlands, is the largest unprotected dune system in central California. It is surrounded by and connected to a rich coastal environment that includes coastal prairie, coastal scrub, salt marsh, tidal flats, bay and ocean. This extraordinary site 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 unvegetated 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. Degraded wetlands and the invasion of the dunes by European beachgrass, an aggressive alien, are just two of the threats facing the dunes. As the commission considers the Lawson's Landing Coastal Development Permit, we urge you and your fellow commissioners to safeguard this valuable habitat from over-exploitation and ecological degradation. As naturalist Jules Evens has said, Tomales Dunes is like no other place on earth. Please protect it! Sincerely
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