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Notice to campers staying at Coast Campground:
The Coast Trail between the Hostel and Coast Campground is closed weekdays while salvage operators attempt to remove a wrecked boat from Santa Maria Beach. The potable water sources at Coast Campground have been shut off. More »
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2012 Harbor Seal Pupping Season Closures
From March 1 through June 30, an annual closure of Drakes Estero and certain beaches of Tomales Bay is implemented to protect harbor seals during the pupping season. Please avoid disturbing seals to ensure a successful pupping season. More »
Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project: Restoration: What's the Long-Term Future of the Restored Wetlands?: Conclusions and References
Conclusions The mounting volume of information now being published on the effects of climate change suggest that our coastal ecosystems could change greatly in the coming century and that changes for coastal wetlands along the coast may be vastly different from those in San Francisco Bay and other systems fed by snowpack melt during the spring and early summer. By understanding the potential trajectory of these complex and diverse physical, hydrologic, and ecological changes, resource managers can work to increase the resiliency of these valuable ecosystems and perhaps even help to mediate some of the impacts of our changing climate through continued restoration. References: Armstrong, J.L., J.L. Boldt, A.D. Cross, J.H. Moss, N.D. Davis, K.W. Myers, and R.V. Walker. 2005. Distribution, size, and interannual, seasonal, and diel food habits of northern Gulf of Alaska juvenile pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. Deep Sea Research II. 52:247-265. Aydin, K.Y., G.A. McFarlane, J.R. 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In the mid-1800s, the tule elk was hunted to the brink of extinction. The last surviving tule elk were discovered and protected in the southern San Joaquin Valley in 1874. In 1978, ten tule elk were reintroduced to Point Reyes, which now has one of California's largest populations, numbering ~500. More...