Channel Islands National Park

New Pier Opens At Santa Cruz Island In Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau has announced the damaged pier at Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island in California has been replaced and is open for visitor landings.

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December 7th, 2016

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Channel Island Reopens After Closure Due To Marijuana Stash

Channel Islands National Park reopened Santa Rosa Island to visitors on Wednesday after nearly 3,000 pounds of marijuana, believed to be linked to a smuggling attempt, were recovered last week.

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November 4th, 2016

When, And How, Mammoths Reached Channel Islands National Park

It's hard to imagine that mammoths roamed the territory now protected by Channel Islands National Park, but they did during the previously Ice Age. And recent discoveries, particularly a mammoth tusk unearthed in 2014, point to mammoth history dating even further back than previously thought.

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October 29th, 2016

Drug Stash Leads To Temporary Closure Of Santa Rosa Island At Channel Islands National Park

Discovery of "numerous bundles of marijuana" on Santa Rosa Island at Channel Islands National Park has led officials to temporary close the island to visitors.

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October 27th, 2016

‘Dramatic Changes’ In Bird Breeding Habits Recorded At Channel Islands

Breeding bird populations at Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California have undergone “dramatic changes” over the past 40 years due to multiple conservation efforts, according to a researcher.

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October 1st, 2016

"Larry," A 13,000-Year-Old Mammoth, Discovered At Channel Islands National Park

A team of scientists has unearthed an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a complete mammoth skull from an eroding stream bank on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park off the California coast.

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September 18th, 2016

Study: Light Pollution From Within Southern California’s Coastal National Parks Steady Or Decreasing

A study has found that the amount of light pollution produced within Southern California's three coastal National Park Service units has not significantly changed, and in one case has decreased, over the past two decades.

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September 16th, 2016

Populations Of Channel Islands Fox Rebound, But Low Genetic Diversity Could Pose Problems

Much was made earlier this year when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that three subspecies of the Channel Islands Fox had make a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, but one of the species' low genetic diversity could pose grave problems for the animals.

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March 28th, 2016

Two Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch At Channel Islands National Park

After two previous clutches failed to hatch, a pair of bald eagle chicks have appeared in a nest in Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island at Channel Islands National Park off the California coast.

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March 16th, 2016

Imagine Channel Islands National Park

Imagine a place in Southern California without freeways, a place without strip malls, smog, or freeway-clogging traffic. Then, imagine a necklace of grassy islands where eagles soar and foxes run, where abandoned olive groves and ripening figs attract ravens. Imagine crystal-blue ocean waters, where the golden Garibaldi swims through swaying kelp forests beneath wave-battered sea caves, undisturbed by cargo ships and oil platforms.

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February 14th, 2016

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