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Does anyone see anything to study in this area? Oops! I see that I touched a "how stupid can you be" nerve...so I found the following: "long-term monitoring and ecological study of the Devereux Slough ecosystem. Devereux slough, located at the University managed Coal Oil Point Reserve (Sands Beach) is a seasonally flooded coastal wetland. During the past fifty years, expanding agricultural and urban development has significantly altered the slough system. Such alterations have caused an increase in sedimentation to the system, an increase in water temperature and a decrease in dissolved oxygen. To investigate the changes in slough parameters, this study focuses on invertebrate and fish species diversity and abundance, hydrological characteristics such as bathymetry, oxygen, salinity and temperature measurements and nutrient inputs." Even better: http://nrs.ucop.edu/Coal-Oil-Point.htm |
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view from University of California Santa Barbara, in Goleta California, southeast point towards Goleta Beach, pier, and Santa Ynez mountains, Los Padres National Forest, Cathedral, Arlington, and Inspiration peaks behind the city of Santa Barbara proper. |
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University of California Santa Barbara lagoon surfers egrets cormorants |
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From the Goleta Beach Pier, an autostitched panorama at 80% scale of the cliffs from UCSB to Santa Barbara Hope Ranch. The Goleta mountainside looks much more green Jan 20, 2008, before the massive Gap Fire in July. |
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Fairly boring view of the beach, a few clumps of mussels, a hidden sea star or two, and a few birds. The beautiful green sea grass is lying down neatly next to the darker kelp. The fun is peering down between the rocks and catching a snowy egret, curlew, whimbrel, plover, sandpiper, or godwit at work. see webshots: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/570444354bkBnxc |
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Goleta California snowy plover protection area at low tide. See Santa Cruz Island over the fisherman's head.
see Devereux Foundation at: http://www.devereux.org More on the Black Bear sighting: http://www.thedailysound.com/060309bearsighting " 'Bear sighted at Coal Oil Point Reserve' By ERIC LINDBERG — June 3, 2009 When the director of the Coal Oil Point Reserve took a quick glance from her residence at the 158-acre coastal locale yesterday morning, an unexpected sight caught her attention. “Imagine the surprise — you look out the window and see a black bear having a bath in the ocean,” Cristina Sandoval said. Docents who work with the snowy plover protection program also spotted the adult bear slowly rumbling into the dunes, heading north toward the mountains, she said. “We’re not sure if it’s still in the reserve,” Sandoval said. Having consulted with a Department of Fish & Game representative, the reserve director said there appears to be little cause for concern about the presence of the creature. She recalled a similar occurrence last summer, when a black bear was spotted roaming the marshes near UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium. That event presented more of a public safety concern, and state game officials spent several days monitoring the situation until determining the bear had likely wandered up Winchester Canyon. As far as the bear sighting on the reserve, the director said game officials probably won’t get involved unless local law enforcement agencies request their help due to public safety concerns. “Bears are so non-aggressive,” she added. “I think people may have a little bit of panic about it because it’s such a big creature.” Sandoval said she is excited to know there is still a wildlife corridor connecting the foothill and mountain habitats to the coastal reserve, which has been somewhat isolated by development and Highway 101. " |
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Can you count the insects on the eucalyptus? Such a precious tiny little valley with excessive humans hanging around, it is hard to believe that the Monarch butterflies keep coming back and staying for a few months. Read the sign for more info on the preserve. 9 pans of groupings plus sign PScs4 Olympus E3 handheld. |
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low tide views |
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more of the beach bluffs at Hope Ranch |