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Point Arena SMR and Point Arena SMCA are two of 22 marine protected areas adopted by the California Department of Fish and Game in August 2009, during the second phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along California’s coastline.
A Russian-American Company maritime fur trade brig that wrecked at Point Arena. All people and cargo was saved and taken to Bodega Bay and Fort Ross. Frolic: 1850 An opium-trading brig wrecked near Point Cabrillo Light in 1850. Frolic was the subject of a 2003 episode of Deep Sea Detectives. Josephine Woolcot: 1886
Point Arena, formerly known as Punta Arena (Spanish for "Sandy Point") [3] is a small coastal city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Point Arena is located 32 miles (51 km) west of Hopland, [5] at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m). [3] The population was 460 at the 2020 census, [4] making it one of the smallest incorporated cities ...
The hot springs served as a popular resort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1913, the California Blue Book described the Point Arena Hot Springs as "one of California's most beautiful health resorts." [1] The Point Arena Hot Springs reside within private timber company property, and are no longer legally accessible to the public.
Sea Lion Cove SMCA is a marine protected area that lies onshore, just south of Point Arena in Mendocino County on California's north central coast. This marine protected area adjoins the Point Arena State Marine Reserve & Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area at its southern boundary.
Arena in Mendocino County, to Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, went into effect on May 1, 2010. The regulations established 21 marine protected areas (MPAs), three State Marine Recreational Management Areas, and six special closures, in total covering approximately 153 square miles (20.1%) of state waters in the north central coast study region.
Campus Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that protects the waters along and off the coast of the University of California, Santa Barbara, the student community of Isla Vista, and the University's Coal Oil Point Reserve. The SMCA covers 10.51 square miles, including Goleta Point (also known as "Campus Point ...
The river provides recreation, agricultural and industrial water supply for the community of Point Arena, California, and wildlife habitat including cold freshwater habitat for fish migration and spawning. [7] Excessive erosion caused by logging, grazing and gravel mining is the most serious issue facing the Garcia River. Logging in the area ...