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Map Satellite Sandy beaches, sand dunes, bluffs, freshwater and salt marshes are found in this area.
On the dunes the introduced Ammophila arenaria is the dominant, with Abronia latifolia, Carpobrotus chilensis, Leymus mollis and Calystegia soldanella present.
In the freshwater pond, yellow pond-lily, Nuphar luteum ssp. polysepalum, is the dominant and, in the fringing marsh, the common tule, Scirpus acutus.
The beach pine, Pinus contorta ssp. contorta, reaches its southernmost station in the vicinity.
Birds are abundant. (See Garcia River Marsh.) Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa, occur in the vicinity; with the exception of those at Point Reyes, this is probably the southernmost population on the coast.
Integrity: There are wells, roads and various buildings in the area and there is also some grazing; however, much of the area is in good condition.
Use: Research, educational, observational. Some private.
December 1977
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
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