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As a result, the Channel Islands became an important stop in the 1850s for Chinese-American fishermen who harvested the abalone and exported them to Hong Kong. [26] As most of the Channel Islands are managed by federal agencies or conservation groups, the restoration of the island ecosystems has made significant progress.
Since 2010, Channel Islands Restoration has conducted several habitat restoration projects at the preserve. The grassland restoration project [30] has received attention from various media sources in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, mostly because of the unique use of sheep as a way of reducing growth from non-native grasses.
San Nicolas Island. Coordinates: 33°15′51.4″N 119°32′20.4″W. Map of Channel Islands. San Nicolas Island ( Spanish: Isla de San Nicolás; Tongva: Haraasnga) [ 1] is the most remote of the Channel Islands, off of Southern California, 61 miles (98 km) from the nearest point on the mainland coast. It is part of Ventura County.
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
Entry is free to Channel Islands National Park, but visitors without boats will need to pay for the third-party ferry. One-way fares between the mainland and islands starts at $31.50 for ...
A beach in Channel Islands National Park. Channel Islands National Park consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. Although the islands are close to the shore of the densely populated state, they have been relatively undeveloped. The park covers 249,561 acres (100,994 ha), of which ...
The island fox ( Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history. They are generally docile, show little fear of humans, and are easily tamed. Island foxes played an important role in ...
With a total area of about 1 square mile (640 acres or 260 hectares), it is the smallest of the eight Channel Islands. It is the southernmost island in the Channel Islands National Park. The highest peak on the island is Signal Hill, at 634 ft (193 m). Although closer to mainland Ventura County and Los Angeles County, the island is part of ...