Project Overview

Friends of the Dunes Center Plans are currently underway to transform the ocean and bay view property formerly known as the Stamps House into a "gateway to the dunes." Featuring an interpretive nature center, restrooms, ample parking, and a marked trail system, the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center will provide the community with an easy point of entry to the coastlands and dune trails that will connect to Ma-le'l and Lanphere Dunes to the north, and Manila Community Services Dunes to the south. The linked trail system will provide visitors with access to approximately 1,000 acres of coastal dune habitats, and the nature center, and an adjacent loop trail, will be wheelchair accessible. In addition, the facility will serve as a "home-base" for our ongoing, and growing, education and restoration activities. This project represents a major step forward in our efforts to involve the community in coastal conservation, and it will take an enthusiastic community of supporters to make this dream a reality during Phase II of our capital campaign.