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Pinnacles National MonumentHikers on the Moses Spring Trail to the Bear Gulch Reservoir
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Pinnacles National Monument
Briefing Papers

This website, along with handouts and exhibits in the park, are great sources of information about the many features of Pinnacles.

The following papers, however, are more technical and scientific in nature.  These papers are often the next step in understanding complex resources and the steps that we take to manage them. 

Many of the papers are in conjunction with universities, the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, or the San Francisco Bay Area Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program.

Bats of Pinnacles (pdf, 102 kb)
Pig Removal and Plants (pdf, 2166 kb)
Raptor Monitoring (pdf, 316 kb)
Landbirds of Pinnacles (pdf, 320 kb)
Riparian Inventory (pdf, 228 kb)
Paleontological Inventory (pdf, 1054 kb)
Water Quality (pdf, 1050 kb)
Air Quality (pdf, 1017 kb)
Weather and Climate Station Inventory (pdf, 942)
The Five Sisters rock formation, as seen from the Bear Gulch Reservoir  

Did You Know?
Pinnacles National Monument began as a volcano that first erupted about 195 miles south of its present location. It has traveled northward along the San Andreas Fault, and currently moves at a rate of about 2 - 3 centimeters per year.

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Last Updated: July 21, 2009 at 10:02 EST