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	San Clemente Island, California
		San Clemente Island (SCI) is the southernmost of the eight California Channel Islands.
		San Clemente Island and the waters surrounding the island are used and visited by a variety of organizations, including military, civilian government, contractors, environmentalists, civic organizations, fishing vessels, pleasure craft, and others.
		Mugu, and for San Clemente, it is Navy North Island.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/san-clemente-island.htm (1078 words)

	Historic California Posts: Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Clemente Island
		San Clemente Island, located 75 miles west of San Diego, is 25 miles long and two to five miles wide.
		San Clemente, had three asphalt runways -- the longest 5,000 ft. On the northern tip of the island was Castle Field, a dirt strip used for emergencies.
		"San Clemente OLF (Navy)" was depicted on the 1953 San Diego-San Francisco Flight Chart (courtesy of Scott O'Donnell), which described the field as having a 5,000' hard-surfaced runway.
	www.militarymuseum.org /NAASSanClemente.html (2614 words)

	San Clemente Island
		San Clemente Island (SCI) is the sourthernmost of eight channel islands in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast.
		The San Clemente loggerhead shrike is one of the rarest birds in North America.
		The Island Fox, certainly the favorite of the animals occurring on San Clemente Island, is the smaller cousin of the mainland gray fox, and is a state listed rare species.
	www.scisland.org /aboutsci/navytraining/navytraining.php (577 words)

	San Clemente Sage Sparrow
		The San Clemente sage sparrow (Amphispiza belli clementeae; SCSS) is a subspecies endemic to San Clemente Island (SCI), California.
		In contrast to its mainland relatives, which are obligates of sagebrush communities, the San Clemente Island sage sparrow has adapted to maritime desert scrub habitat, cactus, and saltbush.
		Grinnell, J. Report of the birds recorded during a visit to the islands of Santa Barbara, San Nicholas, and San Clemente, in the spring of 1897.
	www.iws.org /san_clemente_sage_sparrow.htm (859 words)

	San Clemente Island Goat Characteristics and what to look for.
		The goats and the island were in balance until large sheep herds were moved onto the island from mainland California in the late 1800's.
		San Clemente Island bucks have a very light horn with a set that is airy and open, almost fragile looking.
		The Raza Moncaina goat in Spain bears the exact markings and characteristics as the San Clemente Island goat and is probably the linage pool from which the Spaniards drew their goats from to populate the Islands as they explored the "New World".
	www.saber.net /~bernal/pages/SCI_HOME.htm (1436 words)

	Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Nicolas Island
		San Nicolas Island was a major factor in this choice since it was an ideal location for placement of radar and telemetry equipment to observe missile testing in Pt.
		San Nicolas was officially disestablished as an NAAS on December 15, 1946, becoming an Auxiliary Landing Field of Pt.
		San Nicolas Island Navy Outlying Field is capable of supporting C-5's, the 10,000 ft runway, 2 hangers, and associated airfield support facilities are located near the southwest edge of a 500 ft mesa.
	www.militarymuseum.org /NAASSanNicolasIsland.html (1478 words)

	San Clemente Island - Buena Vista Associates- Bill Sturgeon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		San Clemente Island is considered the most biologically distinctive coastal island owned by the United States.
		The island is home to various wildlife, most notably to two distinct species: The San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike and the San Clemente Night Lizard.
		At San Clemente Island, his involvement was as designer of the Cable Termination Van (CTV) complex at West Cove on the island.
	www.mentorsoftwareinc.com /profile/buena.htm (633 words)

	San Clemente Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		San Clemente Island or SCI is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California.
		Feral goats roamed the island for centuries, reaching a population of 11,000 in 1972, when their effect on indigenous species was realized.
		The San Clemente Goat is a recognized breed of domestic goat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Clemente_Island (500 words)

	San Clemente Island
		At 56 square miles, San Clemente is the fourth largest of the nine channel islands.
		Its highest peak rising to 1956 feet, this island is primarily made up of marine terraces and a shoreline cut with canyons.
		Only one pup was counted in 1977, none were counted in 1991, and the highest number of pups were born in 1982, when five pups were counted (Le Beouf et al.
	essp.csumb.edu /eseal/kristi_west/clemente_general.html (110 words)

	San Nicolas Island
		San Nic and SNI], is the most northwesterly of the four southern Channel Islands.
		The $12 million construction project on Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island is meant to enable the Navy to safely offload equipment and supplies for use by the island’s Navy and civilian population.
		Prior to the pier's construction, supplies were brought aboard the island by being offloaded right on the beach, using an old pontoon system where the barge had to be beached on the shore.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/san-nicolas-island.htm (1148 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - San Clemente Goats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		San Clemente Island is located off the coast of southern California.
		San Clemente goats are relatively small, close to the maximum standard for dwarf breeds.
		Although the island population once exhibited a wide range of colors and color markings, the goats are now mostly red or tan with fl markings.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/goats/sanclemente/index.htm (245 words)

	Island Fox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fox densities on San Clemente Island have likely been relatively high since the 1970s when surveys were initiated.
		The San Clemente subspecies does not appear to have been affected by predation (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz islands) or disease (Santa Catalina Island) as with the subspecies on the three northern channel islands
		The island fox on San Clemente Island has been identified as a predator of the severely endangered race of the loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi).
	www.iws.org /island_fox_studies_San_Clemente_Island.htm (303 words)

	San Clemente Island dive site
		The sunlit shallows and vertical walls of the lee side are an excellent place for beginners to acclimate themselves to this beautiful watery environment.
		The cove, which encompasses four miles of the southern end of San Clemente, has dozens of dive locations with extremely diverse underwater terrain.
		For the adventurous, San Clemente's windswept backside is the place to observe nature as it was, or hunt for the elusive dinner.
	www.seasabres.com /Sanclementedive.htm (293 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Mystery disturbance traced to sound wave
		A group of local scientists has uncovered some clues to the source of a mysterious disturbance that rattled San Diego County on the morning of April 4, shaking windows, doors and bookcases from the coast to the mountains.
		The Scripps researchers believe the disturbance was the result of a low-frequency wave that traveled through the air at the speed of sound as it moved from the ocean to the desert.
		According to data analyzed by the scientists, the wave was felt on San Nicolas Island, northwest of San Clemente Island, at 8:40 a.m.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20060427-9999-1n27boom.html (862 words)

	California Diving News - Dive Spot San Clemente Island
		The water is consistently clear here and, since Clemente is the southernmost of the islands, it’s usually warmer as well.
		San Clemente is owned by the U.S. Government and administered by the U.S. Navy.
		Clemente is one of only two Channel Islands (San Nicolas is the other) I haven’t toured by land.
	www.saintbrendan.com /cdnmarch02/SClementeI.html (705 words)

	Santa Cruz Island
		The Channel Islands are offshore of the southern California mainland, stretching 160 miles from the northernmost San Miguel Island (out from Santa Barbara) to the most southerly San Clemente island (off of San Clemente).
		The islands and their encircling waters are rich in diversity of plant and animal life, and host 145 endemic plant and animal species.
		The largest of the islands in the park is Santa Cruz, which is 22 miles long and has a land mass of about 62,000 acres.
	www.birdingamerica.com /California/santacruzisland.htm (1367 words)

	Chestnut Grove San Clemente Island Goats
		We enjoy our San Clemente Island Goats, they are a beautiful rare breed that represent their Spanish heritage and also early America.
		They are a breed that was left alone on the San Clemente Island (off of the coast of Califoria) since the 1500's.
		Some of the San Clemente Island Goats we have are disbutted and some horned, we prefer not to disbutt them as we love the looks of their horns.
	chestnutgrove.homestead.com /SanClementes.html (226 words)

	San Clemente — The Historic Spanish Village By The Sea
		The Mediterranean-like beach town of San Clemente sits hidden away on 5 miles of Pacific Coastline (halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego).
		The Island, incidentally, was named after the patron saint of November 23 Saint Clemente by it’s discoverer Sebastian Vizcaino (who discovered it on November 23, 1602).
		After the 60’s the growth and notoriety of San Clemente increased dramatically, but the small town atmosphere managed to stay in tact.
	www.san-clemente-beaches.com /san-clemente.html (466 words)

	PROTECTING THE SAN CLEMENTE SHRIKE FROM EXTINCTION
		American Bird Conservancy has led efforts to prevent the extinction of the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike, a bird confined to a Navy-owned island off the coast of San Diego.
		The San Diego Zoo has done well in its captive Shrike breeding and brought in a geneticist in August 2000 to conduct a workshop on the Shrike.
		At the current level of population growth in the wild, and with current level of efforts of reintroduction, in 20 years it was predicted that the shrike population in the wild will be no more than 60 birds.
	www.abcbirds.org /policy/shrike.htm (653 words)

	Defenders of Wildlife - California Programs - San Clemente Island Loggerhead Shrike
		The San Clemente Island Loggerhead Shrike is a federally endangered bird, which resides on one of the Channel Islands administered by the United States Navy for training missions and military testing.
		Additionally, when it was discovered that lethal control of the island fox to protect the shrike was adversely impacting the fox population, fox management methods were modified to try to minimize potential impacts on foxes while continuing to protect the shrike.
		During the 2001 reproductive season, after all reproduction of shrikes in the wild was concluded, and after all releases had been conducted of shrike raised in captivity, it is estimated the peak number of shrikes in the wild on San Clemente Island was 160 individuals.
	www.defenders.org /california/shrike.html (378 words)

	Saving the island's unique species \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		San Clemente Island is technically part of Los Angeles County, but it has been owned by the Navy since the 1930s.
		While several projects are devoted to endangered animals, the plant programs focus more on species that haven't yet been listed as endangered but are especially critical to the island's ecosystem.
		Fifteen species of plants exist only on San Clemente, and 29 grow only in the Channel Islands chain.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040606/news_1c6islandbar.html (148 words)

	San Clemente Island Annual Report
		The goals of this program are to ensure the long-term viability of island species through the restoration of native plant communities and to increase the understanding that functioning ecosystems ensure the long-term success of SCI Naval operations.
		Tasks identified as critical to the success of this program include the establishment and maintenance of a native plant nursery and the propagation and outplanting of plants essential for the recovery of endangered animals.
		To increase interest and pride in the native flora, an installation of surplus native plants was made adjacent to the "San Clemente National Forest" sign along Ridge Road.
	www.sci.sdsu.edu /SERG/restorationproj/channel_islands/shrike/2nd_annual_report.htm (2735 words)

	Digital Art 2004: San Clemente Island Sage Sparrow
		Comments: The San Clemente Sage Sparrow lives on the Channel Islands (San Clemente Island) off the coast of California.
		The majority of the sparrows live on the western shore and northern end of the island.
		Unlike its mainland relatives which live in sagebrush habitats, the San Clemente Island sage sparrow has adapted to live in boxthorn, cactus, and saltbush.
	www.empken.com /art/dag159.html (199 words)

	Dr. William F. Andelt; San Clemente Island Fox Research
		ECOLOGY OF THE ISLAND FOX ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
		San Clemente Island: The US Navy will provide a dormitory-style room and meals while on San Clemente Island, transportation by barge for vehicles, and aerial transportation from San Diego to San Clement Island at no charge.
		About 12 to 40 Natural Resources biologists and technicians are present on the Island throughout the year.
	www.warnercnr.colostate.edu /~billan/Island_Fox.html (528 words)

	SHARK & KELP DIVING AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The mornings and nights that the boat is anchored in the calm waters near San Clemente Island, you can dive the famous California kelp forests.
		The boat leaves the dock at 11 PM and motors to San Clemente Island while you sleep.
		Saturday night is spent next to the Island again, and you have another opportunity to dive the island at night.
	www.sdsharkdiving.com /clemente.html (1985 words)

	Independent Sources » Blog Archive » San Clemente Island … the new Area 51? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		San Clemente Island … the new Area 51?
		San Diego researchers have noticed numerous other non-quake disturbances in the past.
		San Clemente Island is also where the SEALs do their demo training.
	independentsources.com /2006/04/28/san-clemente-island-the-new-area-51 (686 words)

	CRES Projects: San Clemente Island Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program
		The San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike population recovered significantly in 2004, when a record number of shrike breeding pairs were documented in the wild.
		Although the shrike population declined following a severe drought in 2002 that reduced its prey base, it has since recovered to a larger size than the pre-drought population.
		The genetic composition of the wild breeding population has now shifted from primarily shrikes of pure-wild ancestry to a majority of shrikes with ancestry that includes captive-reared, released birds.
	cres.sandiegozoo.org /projects/sp_loggerhead_shrike.html (179 words)

	San Clemente Island, November 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As we rounded the southeast end of the island at China Hat, I could see the conditions were going to be really good.
		This island is a real pleasure to dive with so much diversity, prolific marine life and an awesome sub-topography.
		This is probably one of the best spots at the island, when conditions permit, because it is located on the northwest side of the island.
	www.scdcie.com /dv11-00b.htm (706 words)

	High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network
		The October 16 installation activity on San Clemente Island included establishing a broadband connection to HPWREN, implementing a seismograph station, and installing a weather station.
		Participants in the San Clemente Island activity included HPWREN Principal Investigator (PI) Hans-Werner Braun, HPWREN co-PI Frank Vernon; SSC-San Diego engineers David Hannum and Hal Holmerud; Scripps Institution of Oceanography technician John Unwin; and HPWREN systems administrators James Hale and Bud Hale.
		Additional photographs regarding the San Clemente connectivity are available at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/Photos/sites.html#Clemente.
	hpwren.ucsd.edu /news/021101.html (281 words)

	San Clemente Island Info. and Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		San Clemente Island is approximately 21 nm long and is 4-1/2 nm across at its widest point.
		Seasonally, migrating Yellowtail and Barracuda may also be taken from the Island.
		I WORK OUT HERE ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND IN THE SECURITY DEPT. ONE THING THAT I HAVE NOTICED ABOUT FISHERMAN AND DIVERS WHO COME OUT TO THE ISLAND IS THAT THEY ARE UNSURE OF THE RESTRICTED AREAS.
	www.fishingnetwork.net /socal/sci.htm (374 words)

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