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Island Packers is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Channel Islands National Park and mainland California. The company began service in 1968. [1] In January 2024, Island Packers entered a new 10-year contract with the National Park Service. [1]
Channel Islands Harbor is a small craft harbor [2] and shore-protection project [3] in Oxnard, California at the southern end of the Santa Barbara Channel.It is the fifth largest harbor for small-craft recreation in the state of California [4] and is a waterfront resort, recreation, and dining marketplace.
Two gray whales linger by a boat shuttling passengers to Santa Rosa Island on March 17, 2024. For 20 to 30 minutes, the whales lingered, with one whale even gently nudging the boat.
Based on ocean conditions and ferry availability, Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island is the most visited area in the park for day and camping visitors. Camping visitors arrive at Prisoners Harbor [33] on the north shore and stay in the valley beyond. A new island visitor center opened at Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island on April 6, 2009 ...
Island foxes are among the species unique to the Channel Islands. When you think of California, you may think of places like Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Silicon Valley, Napa Valley or ...
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San Nicolas Island has been used since 1957 as a launch pad for research rockets. Santa Rosa Island was used in 1952 as a base for the USAF 669th AC&W Squadron and they operated two Distant Early Warning FPS-10 radars from the hilltops there. In 1955 another FPS-3 search radar was added, and in 1956, a GPS-3 search radar was installed.
In a rare video captured by a whale watching expedition off the coast of San Diego this week, ... a marine biologist and co-founder of the California Killer Whale Project. It is common for them to ...