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The long-isolated feral goats of the Channel Islands, including the San Clemente Island goat and the Santa Catalina Island goat are thought to be descendants of goats brought to the islands by Spanish missionaries and settlers; breeds such as la Blanca Celtiboras, la Castellana Extremenas, and later the more common dairy and meat goats of Spain, the Malaguenas and Murciana goats. [1]
The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, ashy storm-petrel, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and the San Clemente sage sparrow. Two breeds of livestock, the Santa Cruz sheep and the San Clemente Island goat originate from here.
San Clemente Island (Tongva: Kinkipar; Spanish: Isla de San Clemente) [1] is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. It is owned and operated by the United States Navy , [ 2 ] and is a part of Los Angeles County .
A surfboard’s highly personal suitability to individual physiques and waves—the perfect shortboard for an NFL-size old-timer in Montauk is too thick for a teen ripper in Huntington Beach ...
Santa Rosa Island holds two groves of the Torrey pine subspecies Pinus torreyana var. insularis, which is endemic to the island. Torrey pines are the United States' rarest pine species. [1] The islands also house many rare and endangered plants, including the island barberry, the island rushrose, and the Santa Cruz Island lace pod.
Yater began working for Hobie Surfboards in 1955, primarily glassing balsa boards. [5] [4] [6] He worked with Bobby Patterson, Jimmy Johnson, [6] and Phil Edwards.[2] [4] He moved to San Clemente in 1957 to work for Dale Velzy, [5] [4] where he learned shaping techniques from Velzy himself. [6]
Once the goats have been apportioned, the goat-taker has 15 days to catch and remove them from the island. While the giveaway will continue until the native herd is greatly reduced, a few will be ...
In 1962 he won the junior division of the San Clemente Surf Capades contest. [5] In 1963 he landed a sponsorship with Hobie Alter, the largest surfboard manufacturer in the world at that time, and becomes the youngest member of the surf team. In 1964 at age 16, he became the first surfer ever to be paid to surf.