Park Wavelengths - 2016

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Park Wavelengths was a bi-weekly email published from 2003 until mid-2016 informing subscribers about events, closures, natural history, and cultural history at Point Reyes.

Park Wavelengths - Friday, July 1, 2016

July 01, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Tips for the holiday weekend; the Bear Valley and Lighthouse visitor centers are open throughout the weekend, including on Monday; all camping permits have been reserved for Saturday and Sunday nights; updates on wildlife protection closures; no fireworks permitted.

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Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, May 25, 2016

May 25, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Extreme low and high tides in early June; elderberries and blackberries; great blue herons hunting gophers; rattlesnake grass; goats are back at D Ranch; information about Memorial Day weekend; Memorial Day service at the U.S. Life-Saving Service cemetery; part of the Point Reyes Beach is closed on weekends and federal holidays to better protect nesting snowy plovers.

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Park Wavelengths - Friday, May 6, 2016

May 06, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Eta Aquarid meteor shower; transit of Mercury; fire season begins; exclosures have been installed on the Great Beach to better protect nesting snowy plovers; California Coastal Commission Art and Poetry contest artwork and poems are on display at the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

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Park Wavelengths - Friday, April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

The trees blocking the Rift Zone Trail have been cleared, and potable water has been restored to Coast Campground.

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Park Wavelengths - Tuesday, March 29, 2016

March 29, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

The Rift Zone Trail has nearly a dozen trees down and blocking near the southern boundary of the Vedanta Retreat property.

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Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

March 02, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Jupiter and the Moon; rain and sun contribute to flowers blooming; annual harbor seal protection measures are in effect from March 1 to June 30; new artwork at the Bear Valley Visitor Center by Stephanie Martin.

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Park Wavelengths - Thursday, February 4, 2016

February 04, 2016 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Most of Drakes Beach west of the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center is closed through Thursday, March 31, 2016, to better protect elephant seals from disturbance during pupping season.

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