Point Reyes Weekend

You Mon Tsang March 10th, 2009

What’s happening in the park in early March 2009.

Northern migrating gray whales are moving past the Lighthouse and Chimney Rock in large numbers – up to 10 an hour seen over the weekend days helped by the warm calm weather.

Elephant seal numbers continue to decline though a large bull parked himself in front of the visitor center at Drakes Beach much of Saturday afternoon. Females have begun returning to feeding areas near Hawaii and males to feeding areas near Alaska. The weaned pups linger on though early summer.

A public information session on the Abbots Lagoon Dune Restoration project is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 in the Red Barn Classroom.

A new photography show at Bear Valley Visitor Center of wildlife images from the park by Galen Leeds is up through April.

These are highlights from the National Park Service Park Wavelengths newsletter:

• Abbotts Lagoon , Nature , Whales
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You Mon Tsang May 31st, 2008

Taken earlier this year, a peaceful stroll overlooking Abbott’s Lagoon.

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You Mon Tsang June 28th, 2007

This is part of the FACES SERIES, where we take quick snapshots of the people you meet on your visit to Point Reyes and West Marin.

This is the second year we’ve run into Jessica, who is a Park Guide for the National Park Service.  She greets visitors at the trailhead of Abbott’s Lagoon during the snowy plover nesting season, educating us on sights to see as well as making us aware of the nests of the threatened snowy plovers. 

who: Jessica
role: Park Guide
where: Abbott’s Lagoon trailhead
favorite place in area: Abbott’s Lagoon
most interesting thing she’s seen in the area: Jessica spent two years living at the Point Reyes Lighthouse(cool!) and saw many whales migrating past the point. 

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You Mon Tsang June 24th, 2007

Abbott’s Lagoon, June 24, 2007

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