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The Morro Bay marine protected areas are near the communities of Morro Bay and Los Osos and adjoin Morro Bay State Park. Morro Rock is a 581-foot volcanic plug located just offshore from Morro Bay, at the entrance to Morro Bay Harbor. The Morro Bay SMRMA includes the area below mean high tide within Morro Bay east of the Morro Bay entrance ...
The true meaning of "Putah" in Putah Creek has been the subject of discussion and speculation. It was originally called "Arroyo de los Putos" (1844) and "Puta Creek" (1845), but the "Puta" form was rejected by the United States Board on Geographic Names, likely because of the resemblance to the Spanish word puta (lit. "whore"). [6]
Morro Bay State Park is a state park on the Morro Bay lagoon, in western San Luis Obispo County, on the Central Coast of California. On the lagoon's northeastern and eastern edges in the park, there are saltwater and brackish marshes that support thriving bird populations.
In November 2021, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries issued a notice of intent to begin the designation process for the sanctuary, [10] proposing an area of about 7,600 square miles (19,700 km 2) of the Pacific Ocean and a shoreline that extended for 156 miles (251 km), including coastal landmarks significant to the Chumash people's ...
Pinnacles rise above the Putah Creek State Wildlife Area. Putah Creek Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area of Solano County, California. The 670 acre reserve lies to the southeast of Lake Berryessa, to the south of Monticello Dam and the confluence of Putah Creek and Cold Creek. [1] Trees found here include cottonwood, blue oak and chaparral.
Floodwaters tore out a fence, undermined a deck and caked roads with mud, mobile home park residents said. After ‘horrific’ flood damage, Morro Bay mobile home park braces for another storm ...
Sedgwick Reserve is a 5,896-acre (2,386 ha) nature reserve in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.It is located in the San Rafael Mountains, 35 miles north of Santa Barbara near the town of Santa Ynez. [2]
By the 2016/2017 State of California fiscal year, the park had expanded to 689 acres (279 ha) of land and 6,640 feet (2,020 m) of riverfront. At that time, there were no campsites or trails at the site. [11] As of 2021, the Smithe Redwoods park was still operated by the California state government.