Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (Carpinteria, California)
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park, wetland
The Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve contains a critically important Southern California estuary, which supports many sensitive plant and animal species. The site includes extensive wetland, sub-tidal channel and emergent upland habitats. The Reserve is adjacent to a sandy beach, subtidal rocky reef, and kelp beds.
The reserve provides habitat for migratory waterfowl along with several species of plants and animals listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern, such as the salt marsh bird’s-beak, light-footed clapper rail, and Belding’s savannah sparrow. It also is an important regional nursery for California halibut and other species of marine and estuarine fish.
The Carpinteria Salt Marsh (CSM) Nature Park and the neighboring portion of the marsh owned by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County offer on-site interpretative trails, teaching amphitheater, and public facilities.
carpinteria.ucnrs.org/
nrs.ucop.edu/Carpinteria-Salt-Marsh.htm
The reserve provides habitat for migratory waterfowl along with several species of plants and animals listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern, such as the salt marsh bird’s-beak, light-footed clapper rail, and Belding’s savannah sparrow. It also is an important regional nursery for California halibut and other species of marine and estuarine fish.
The Carpinteria Salt Marsh (CSM) Nature Park and the neighboring portion of the marsh owned by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County offer on-site interpretative trails, teaching amphitheater, and public facilities.
carpinteria.ucnrs.org/
nrs.ucop.edu/Carpinteria-Salt-Marsh.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_Natural_Reserve_System
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Coordinates: 34°24'1"N 119°32'9"W
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