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Cool and shady, the coniferous forests at RNSP provide important habitat to the area's many species of wildlife. Old-growth redwood forests are vital to species such as the northern spotted owl and banana slugs. Among the creatures you may encounter while visiting the forests at RNSP: |
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Red-legged frog (Rana aurora) California
slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) Pacific
giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) Northern
rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) Pacific
tree frog (Hyla regilla) |
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chickadee (Parus rufescens) Winter wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)Stellar's
jay (Cyanocitta stellari)Varied thrush
(ixoreus naevius)Northern spotted
owl (Strix occidentalis) |
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brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)Chickaree
(Tamiasciurus douglasii)Black bear
(Ursus americanus) Bobcat (Lynx
rufus)Gray fox (Urocyon
cinereoargentus) |
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For a complete list of the parks' wildlife, please see the cooperating associations page Learn more about the forest environment...
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