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10:36 PM PST
Place
Missing Location
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Description
Spreads over fore dunes in places.
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
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10:22 PM PST
Description
Either Abronia maritima or a hybrid.
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
11:01 PM PST
Description
Brackish edge of creek mouth at beach.
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December 8, 2019
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December 8, 2019
11:19 PM PST
Description
Frankenia salina? Brackish creek mouth at beach
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December 8, 2019
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December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
11:30 AM PST
Description
Arroyo Grande Lagoon area
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December 9, 2019
12:43 PM PST
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12:56 PM PST
What
Toyon
(Heteromeles arbutifolia)
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December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
02:37 PM PST
Description
This is growing along Arroyo Grande Creek.
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December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
07:56 PM PST
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December 9, 2019
08:54 PM PST
Comments
There are black bear, bobcat, mountain lions, coyote, gray fox, wood rats, deer, lizards, snakes, toads, frogs, fish, shore birds, waterfowl, herons and egrets (same Family), quail, white crowned sparrow, hawks, Turkey vulture, Snowy Plover, California Least Tern, Freshwater goby, and on and on.
The dunes are not the dunes, they are a wonderful wildlife habitat and there is sand in between a myriad of hollows, lakes, and waterways with numerous habitat. The wildlife born in these riparian areas, and who make homes in the vegetation, cross the open dunes that separate all of these areas the coastal dunes, beach, and wetlands are one ecosystem.
I meant to say Tidewater goby above.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe-Nipomo_Dunes
On Wikipedia, it says this is the largest remaining dunes ecosystem south of San Francisco. They were designated a U.S. National Natural Landmark in 1974. Of course the article rightly says that in these dunes is Oso Flaco Lake, a rare large dunes freshwater lake.
It mentions the fact that in the 18 mile dune complex situated within San Luis Bay, there are many threatened and endangered species.
I read somewhere, there are 26 threatened or endangered species under U.S. or California law!
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/oceano-dunes-svra-pismo-state-beach-inventory-9b82e508-4ec0-46ba-9282-123f089516a4
Here is a project that attempts to collect all observations found within the ODSVRA and Pismo State Beach. The project administrator is "studying effects of light and noise pollution on small mammal ecology."
This CCP has the best information about the dunes:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Guadalupe-Nipomo_Dunes/
Many more acres could be added to the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Federal Wildlife Refuge including the Oso Flaco Lake natural area. In 2000 a total of about 8000+ acres were approved, but only a fraction is included currently in the Refuge.
Here is a Western terrestrial garter snake I saw by Oso Flaco Lake: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36052651
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