Humboldt Outdoors: Ma le'l Dunes - A National Natural Landmark

Humboldt County nature segment · November 21, 2025

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Nature segment: Mulle/Malay Dunes and dune forest ecology

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Presenter and a naturalist from Friends of the Dunes describe the origin, movement, and ecological impacts of the Mulle/Malay dunes in Humboldt County, including 300-year formation after a 1700 earthquake, dune advance toward Humboldt Bay, burial of ancient ice-age forest, and specialized dune-adapted flora and fauna (yellow sand verbena, shore pine, reindeer lichen) and fauna (gray fox, jackrabbits, thatching ants, ciliated beetle).

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