
About
OUR MISSION
The California Dune Science Network strives to expand understanding of coastal dunes and their role in building a resilient, transitional, and adaptive coast for all future generations.
OUR GOALS
Connect
Connect practitioners and researchers in order to advance collective expertise
Guide
Build best practices, guidance, and research priorities to inform policy and investments
Share
Share and enhance access to research and monitoring data to expand learning
Engage
Collect and develop educational materials to engage diverse students and communities
Network Leadership

Laura Engeman
California Sea Grant
Center for Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation,
UC San Diego

Dave Hubbard
UC Santa Barbara,
Coastal Resources Consulting

Melodie Grubbs
Morro Bay National
Estuary Program

Karina Johnston
UC Santa Barbara,
Tidal Influence

Ian Walker
UC Santa Barbara

Andrea Pickart
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Jan Walker
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Eric Stein
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Dan Robinette
Point Blue Conservation Science

Kriss Neuman
Point Blue Conservation Science

Jenny Dugan
UC Santa Barbara

Kyle Emery
UC Los Angeles

Jenna Wisniewski
UC San Diego
California Sea Grant State Fellow Contributors:

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Michaela Miller, 2020 (current: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation)
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Oceane Ringuette, 2021 (current: California Coastal Commission)
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Meliza Le, 2023 (current: CA Sea Grant/Climate Science Alliance)