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Natural History of the Bolinas Lagoon Bolinas Lagoon is the result of a conflict of continents that continues today to maintain the lagoon's estuarine characteristics. Bolinas Lagoon boasts a healthy though fragile ecosystem, the vitality of which stems from the diversity of habitats it supports. While Bolinas Lagoon is a sanctuary for the many species which spend most or all of their lives there, it makes its mark on a global scale as a crucial link in the chain of wetlands used by millions of waterbirds which migrate along the Pacific Coast Flyway. www.bolinaslagoon.org /what/what_is.html   (1968 words)

EPA: Federal Register: Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact ... Bolinas Lagoon is the centerpiece of an estuary system that is considered to be an ecological treasure due to the diversity of species that either inhabit or use the area for migration purposes. The tidal prism of an estuary or lagoon is the volume of water exchanged between lagoon and ocean during a tidal cycle. It is estimated that from 1968 to 1988 Bolinas Lagoon lost 40% of its subtidal habitat as it was converted to emergent marsh and uplands. www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/April/Day-09/i9415.htm   (1309 words)

Bolinas Lagoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal estuary, approximately 3 square miles (8 square km) in area, in Marin County in California in the United States. Bolinas Lagoon is on the list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. The lagoon is considered to be among the possible landing spots of Francis Drake on the coast of North America in 1579. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolinas_Lagoon   (201 words)

Bolinas Museum - Exhibitions: Family History Room Bolinas owes its existence to the Gold Rush, to the primeval forests on the Bolinas Ridge and to having a site for a wharf that became the hub for busy ship traffic. The land around around the Bolinas Lagoon offered mighty primeval forests of redwoods, oak and pine, rich soil, fresh water creeks and access inside the lagoon where ships could be loaded with lumber and goods for the short trip by ocean through the Golden Gate to Yerba Buena. The size of the redwood trees in the ravines of the Bolinas Ridge were often compared to the giants of Calvaras County. www.bolinasmuseum.org /exfam.html   (431 words)

CalCoast News - Wetlands Restoration Bolinas Lagoon is one of the last surviving tidal estuaries on the West Coast. The lagoon is a critical link in the chain of wetlands along the Pacific Coast flyway where migratory birds can feed and roost before moving on. Seadrift Lagoon, a canal built on the southern edge of Bolinas Lagoon, is largely protected from tidal action by artificial barriers. www.calcoast.org /news/wetlands120201.htm   (1869 words)

Marin Open Space Today, the main attractions at Bolinas Lagoon are the millions of shorebirds and other waterfowl that visit the mudflats and quiet waters each year. The lagoon is an important stopover point for many species of sandpipers, plovers, geese and ducks that travel the Pacific Flyway. The lagoon is also home to a thriving population of harbor seals that can always be seen at low tide when they haul out to rest and replenish their depleted oxygen supply. www.marinopenspace.org /os_park_05.asp   (424 words)

Bolinas Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bolinas Bay is a small bay, approximately 5 miles (8 km) wide, on the Pacific coast of California in the United States. The town of Bolinas is at its shore. The bay is fed by Bolinas Lagoon, a large inner harbor protected from the main bay by a spit of land, known as Stinson Beach. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolinas_Bay   (140 words)

Sierra Club Marin Group: Issues We agree that a Bolinas Lagoon Watershed Council is "worthy of further consideration," however, the time for that consideration is not, as has been suggested "around the time that restoration efforts begin", but rather it is now, as the planning process is on-going. The USACE rational for the Bolinas Lagoon Restoration Project is that the mouth of the Lagoon is in danger of closing, which allegedly would turn the Lagoon into a meadow and diminish its biological and recreational value. The same writer notes correctly that "filling in of a lagoon is a natural occurrence" but Bolinas Lagoon is unusual in that the natural rate of filling has been almost perfectly balanced for 10,000 years by periodic earthquakes that drop the floor of the Lagoon by an amount equal to the sediment deposited. sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org /Marin/Issue-Bolinas-Lagoon.htm   (5105 words)

Coastal Post Article - Save The Bolinas Lagoon? For the last fews years the Bolinas Lagoon Technical Advisory Committee (BLTAC) has been laboring out of the limelight to study the lagoon and determine what measures should be taken to keep it a lagoon and not a marsh. The Save the Lagoon group is lobbying to receive $1.5 million for a study, and $15-20 million for dredging at least one million cubic yards of silt. Bolinas lagoon is a major bird migration rest stop and is home to many species year round. www.coastalpost.com /95/9/savebol.htm   (1633 words)

Stinson Beach County Water District - Hydrologic Survey The artesian conditions indicate that the clay layer beneath Stinson Gulch is sufficiently extensive and impermeable to confine groundwater in underlying sand and gravel zones, and that vertical groundwater gradients are upward. Overall, the ocean and Bolinas Lagoon are the discharge points or receiving surface water bodies for groundwater in Stinson Beach. Easkoot Creek intercepts groundwater and conveys it to Bolinas Lagoon. stinson-beach-cwd.dst.ca.us /hydro/ground.html   (2333 words)

PRBO Conservation Science: Bolinas Lagoon To monitor winter waterbird numbers on Bolinas Lagoon, providing a historical perspective on the lagoon's avian community and a benchmark with which to compare waterbird numbers after a proposed restoration of the lagoon's habitat. The lagoon is divided into non-overlapping census areas (Kent Island, Pine Gulch Creek delta, the east side, Seadrift spit) and birds in each area are counted by a team of experienced observers. On Bolinas Lagoon, the Western Sandpiper is primarily a migrant and numbers have exceeded 10,000 birds in 12 years. www.prbo.org /cms/index.php?mid=366&module=browse   (1106 words)

Surprises in study may guide fate of Bolinas Lagoon The element is less common in the oceanside cliffs than on the slopes inland of the lagoon. The earthquake caused the north end of the lagoon to drop 1.5 meters, he noted, and the area was transformed from an intertidal mudflat to open water. Dr. Byrne has found that the rate of sedimentation in Bolinas Lagoon was faster in the twentieth century than in the 1800s although logging in the surrounding hills was then at its peak. www.ptreyeslight.com /stories/aug04_05/bolinaslagoon.html   (516 words)

The Bolinas Stage The road from San Rafael to Bolinas is notoriously narrow, steep, and twisting. Bolinas was also a popular destination for longer vacations, with two hotels and an extensive resort called Willow Camp, now Stinson Beach. The Bolinas-Fairfax Road from Bolinas nearly to Alpine Dam is the original road as surveyed by Hiram Austin. home.comcast.net /~crawford.b/Essays/BolinasStage.htm   (2080 words)

PWA - Project Detail - Bolinas Lagoon Bolinas Lagoon provides important coastal environment for a rich variety of bird, fish, plant and wildlife species. The 1,100-acre lagoon, located approximately 15 miles northwest of San Francisco, lies within the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and is adjacent to open spaces in the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. In response to concerns voiced by the community and regulatory agencies, PWA is now collaborating with the District in the re-formulation of the Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration Project, an extensive program that proposes to dredge in excess of one million cubic yards of sediment from the Lagoon. www.pwa-ltd.com /projects/pr_sed_bolinas_lagoon.html   (253 words)

Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration. Wetlands Habitat Preservation. Wildlife Conservation Biology. Environmental ... The lagoon's long term health and survival is now itself endangered due to a history of human development over the past 150 years. Because the lagoon's habitats are so valuable, its continued viability as a functioning ecosystem should be preserved. The Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration Project is intended to do just that. www.bolinaslagoon.org   (144 words)

Audubon Canyon Ranch: Visit Us In the shallow waters of Bolinas Lagoon and nearby tidelands, they find ample food for themselves and their young. The egrets and herons nesting at Bolinas Lagoon Preserve are a main attraction of this preserve, but you can also find fl-tail deer, bobcat, badger, gray fox, raccoon, brush rabbit, meadow mouse, etc. There are also numerous landbirds, reptiles, and amphibians. The Preserve's frontage along Bolinas Lagoon brings more than 60 species of water and shore birds into view - from sandpipers to osprey to pelicans - as well as some of the resident harbor seals. www.egret.org /bolinas_lagoon.html   (240 words)

Bolinas guards nature beach & independence Bolinas Beach, which winds around the ocean side of town from the end of Wharf Road to the end of Brighton Avenue, has traditionally attracted beachgoers (even when they had to get there by buggy or schooner). The town is located at the southern tip of the Point Reyes National Seashore – on a promontory between the ocean and Bolinas Lagoon. Bolinas Lagoon is home to colonies of egrets and herons, many of which nest in the Audubon Canyon Ranch property along Highway 1. www.coastaltraveler.com /marin/fall05_bobo.html   (887 words)

landforms Bolinas Lagoon is a classic example of a bay mouth bar landform that acts as a barrier between the lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. Drake's Estero and Bolinas Lagoon are examples of a drowned river valley and were created by the rising ocean levels inundating the valleys with sea water. Examples of saltwater and brackish lagoons and estuaries are visible at Abbott's Lagoon, Bolinas Lagoon, Drake's Lagoon and Limantour Estero. www.sfsu.edu /~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/introlnd.htm   (408 words)

Marin Audubon Society - Marin Bird Sighting Locations Bolinas Lagoon: An estuary on the west side of Highway 1 between Olema-Bolinas Road on the north and Stinson Beach on the south. Nearly all of the lagoon itself and most of the public access to it are within the Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve. It is bounded by Mitchell Road and Rodeo Lagoon on the south and Rodeo Cove on the west. www.marinaudubon.org /locations.htm   (2686 words)

PNOnline Archives - The Bolinas Ridge Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Bolinas Ridge begins as a flank of Mt. Tamalpais and ends near the head of Tomales Bay. Bolinas (earlier recorded as Baulenes) was the name of a Coast Miwok tribe who lived in the area. In 1836, he was given Rancho Tomales y Baulenes, approximately the area from Bolinas Ridge down to Olema Valley between the present-day towns of Olema and Dogtown. www.nps.gov /goga/parknews/library/wi00/wi00-bolinas.htm   (932 words)

Point Reyes - NPS support project Abbott's Lagoon is a dune-restoration site where park personnel are removing invasive plants, especially European beachgrass and iceplant, that have overwhelmed the native vegetation, and altered the dune environment. The sedimentation may reduce water volume to the point where tidal flow will be too weak to carry away littoral sand entering the lagoon's mouth, which may result in the infilling of the lagoon. The Corps is considering restoring the lagoon to an earlier condition and USGS scientists are providing advice on the proposed plans as they are developed. wrgis.wr.usgs.gov /docs/wgmt/parks/poreproj/poreproj.html   (823 words)

Kevin Opstedal: Bolinas Schell, a Bolinas resident, presents a social study of the Whole Earth Catalog mind-set of organic farming and community building that was at the core of life in Bolinas. Schell’s book is an excellent window upon the central principles and concerns of Bolinas during this period, although it is interesting to note that Schell changes the name of the town from Bolinas to Briones (Briones being the name of one of the early founding families of Bolinas). Bolinas was a place where one could be a "total recluse", or become totally public, completely involved in community affairs. www.jackmagazine.com /issue3/renhist.html   (4540 words)

Coastal Post Article - Bolinas Lagoon, Restoration Or Boondoggle?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Not only is a beautiful lagoon a rare gem in California these days, but the transition from a salt-water environment to a fresh-water one could take another 10 years. The Bolinas Lagoon was studied in '66, '77 and '88, comparisons of the three studies were done a few years ago, and after millions of dollars and years of hard work, it was decided that in fact, the lagoon was filling in. Local citizens formed a group called The Committee To Save the Bolinas Lagoon, and they are the ones who have lobbied to get the project this far. www.coastalpost.com /97/1/5.htm   (698 words)

Bolinas guards nature beach & independence Because it is perched at the tip of a peninsula, schooners used to sail out the mouth of Bolinas Lagoon across the Golden Gate to San Francisco. Bolinas is, after all, a beach town, and on sunny summer days surfers and other beachgoers fill the town. Bolinas Lagoon is a stop for waterbirds migrating on the Pacific Flyway, and the hills around town provide rest stops for land birds. www.coastaltraveler.com /marin/sum05_bobo.html   (945 words)

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Counterculture Bolinas looks forward, sort of, to royal visit BOLINAS – Note to Prince Charles: To get here this weekend, turn west at the lagoon and head toward the Pacific Ocean. Bolinas has to be taken on its own terms – "You've got what you've got," said organic farmer Dennis Dierks, who runs Paradise Valley Produce with his wife, Sandy. Bolinas' thriving organic scene is what attracted Charles, who is visiting New York, Washington and the San Francisco Bay area on his first overseas trip with his new wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20051104-0118-royalvisit-bolinas.html   (493 words)

Bolinas Lagoon & Duxbury Reef | CA: Northern California Sea Kayak Tours Although most Bolinians are outwardly friendly, they prefer life off the beaten path, and undercurrents of reclusiveness persist—evidenced by the fact that no sign on Highway 1 marks the turnoff to their quiet village because locals tear it down. There are rumblings afoot to ban paddling in the lagoon because in the past some unwitting boaters have scared seals off haul outs and frightened migratory waterfowl off the water (see later). Beyond the lagoon the sandbar off its mouth is a popular place to practice kayak surfing in the often gentle waves, and the protection of Duxbury reef, the largest shale reef in North America, makes it a good spot for introductory coastal touring on calm days. www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=CGS042-016   (346 words)

PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATING WETLAND MITIGATION PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL ZONE: 10. CASE STUDIES Ultimately, a proposal for out-of-kind mitigation at Bolinas Lagoon was recommended by the TAC to fulfill a portion of Caltrans overall mitigation requirement. The Bolinas Lagoon mitigation project (CDP 1-93-07) was approved by the CCC on March 18, 1993. The Bolinas Lagoon mitigation project was permitted on March 18, 1993 (CDP 1-93-07), and involved the removal of historic fill from two areas in the lagoon to restore intertidal mudflat habitat and enhance the tidal prism. www.coastal.ca.gov /web/weteval/we10.html   (15250 words)

Marin Open Space Bolinas Lagoon is an 1,100-acre shallow tidal estuary on California’s coast, 15 miles northwest of the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The existence of these habitats and of the lagoon itself may be threatened due to the accumulation of sediment caused by overgrazing, logging and other human activities that previously occurred in the lagoon’s watershed. Concurrently, and for the same purpose, the Corps is conducting additional studies concerning sediment transport in the lagoon. www.marinopenspace.org /os_bolinaslagoonmgtplan.asp   (939 words)

Bolinas Revisited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) And even though Kayfetz's principal residence is now in Southern Marin and he currently owns no property in Bolinas (according to property tax records), he still manages to serve as a director on the BPUD, as he has for most of the past 30 years. Kayfetz's Bolinas telephone number is answered by voice-mail and snail-mail is still delivered to his post office box there. Tom D'Onofrio said he had been coing to Bolinas since 1965 before moving there in 1967, and agrees that weekend residents there are nothing new. www.bolinas2miles.com /bolinasrevisted   (2817 words)

Day Trips in Marin County, California Bolinas Lagoon has been nominated by the Federal government as a wetland of international significance. It's quiet and uncomplicated and we begin to understand why the residents are so protective of their space. Bolinas feels like a place to hang out when you really need to get away from it all. www.funtripslive.com /california_riviera/destinations/mt_tam_loop/7_bolinas_two.htm   (307 words)

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