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Point Reyes National Seashore
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The NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program has extensive programs and reports on Bay Area National Park's biological resources, including elephant seals, harbor seals, Spotted Owls, Snowy Plovers and many other important components of Bay Area National Parks.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Station conducts research on amphibians, mammals and several other groups at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Real time and historical weather data for Point Reyes can be found at:
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Did You Know?
Four species of pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) rest onshore or breed at Point Reyes: the Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), and the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus).

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Last Updated: July 18, 2008 at 16:34 EST