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	Torrey Pines State Reserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Torrey pine in its harsh native habitat.
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is located within San Diego, California city limits and yet remains one of the wildest stretches of land on the Southern California coast.
		The reserve is bordered immediately on the south by Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course and on the north by the city of Del Mar, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torrey_Pines_State_Reserve (156 words)

	Torrey Pines Research- TPR, What is a Torrey Pine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This pine is probably the remnant of an ancient coastal forest, which has been reduced during the drying period of the last ten thousand years to the sandy soils of the sandstone bluffs and ravines of Torrey Pines State Reserve and Santa Rosa Island.
		The vegetation associated with the Torrey Pine woodland is a mixture of plants from the coastal sage scrub and chaparral plant communities.
		Torrey Pines Research is located relatively near the Torrey Pines State Reserve in San Diego County, CA and as such decided to adopt the Torrey Pines name for the company in recognition of the beauty and tenacious strength of this living species.
	www.tpr.com /AboutWhatistpr.htm (205 words)

	Geology of Torrey Pines State Reserve
		Torrey Pines Reserve is near the edge of the Pacific plate, moving toward the Aleutians at about two inches per year.
		The Torrey Sandstone crops out near the top of the sea cliffs and at many other locations in the reserve, for instance on the Fleming Trail, the cliffs by the main Reserve road, and in Canyon of the Swifts.
		Faults crossing the Reserve are most easily seen in the beach cliffs and in the Torrey Pines grade on old Route 101.
	www.torreypine.org /geology/geology.html (2610 words)

	Torrey Pines SR
		State reserves have outstanding or unusual natural or scenic values.
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is a wilderness island in an urban sea.
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is located between La Jolla and Del Mar, California, north of San Diego.
	www.parks.ca.gov /default.asp?page_id=657 (362 words)

	California Guide - Torrey Pines State Reserve
		The reserve is just beyond the exclusive, modern suburbs of La Jolla, a mixture of expensive real estate, university buildings, military bases and technology companies, built on a hilly peninsula much of which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
		The reserve extends 2 miles along the coast and 1 mile inland and includes a wide beach, steep sandstone cliffs and bluffs that are eroded into unusual, intricate formations, and the undulating land on top which besides the trees has over 400 species of plants, flowers and bushes plus a fair variety of wildlife.
		Some of the torrey pines are found here, though many have been lost to disease and fire in recent years.
	www.americansouthwest.net /california/torrey_pines/state_reserve.html (422 words)

	Torrey Pines Association
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is located on the coast between La Jolla and Del Mar, California, at the north edge of the City of San Diego.
		To reach the main Reserve area, continue driving west to the light at North Torrey Pines Road (Historic Coast Highway 101).
		The Torrey Pines Association was founded in 1950 to encourage public interest in, and support for, the preservation of the rare Torrey pine trees and their scenic refuge.
	www.torreypines.org (182 words)

	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN
		Torrey Pines State Reserve, including Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve (Reserve), is unique in that it is one of the only large areas (1,256 acres) of natural coastal habitat left within the city limits of San Diego, and is therefore an important contributor to regional habitat and faunal preservation.
		Historically, the Reserve was the western terminus of a band of undeveloped land that extended from the coastal mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
		The "Main Reserve," the area around the lodge on the terrace south of the lagoon, includes the Torrey pine forest, coastal bluff, and shrub habitats between the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway (also known as North Torrey Pines Road).
	www.torreypines.org /current/wmp.html (16635 words)

	A Golden State \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The iconic trees, with their five-needled clusters and serene stance atop the crumbling cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve, were once known as soledad pines, or solitary pines, by missionaries who passed them on travels along El Camino Real.
		Earlier, the Torrey Pines area was known as Punto de Los Arboles, or Point of Trees, by Spanish explorers who used the unusual, craggy grove of trees as a nautical landmark, according to reserve docents.
		But docents at Torrey Pines State Reserve will tell you that the tree's stubborn resilience is what makes it a natural wonder – and to many, one of the most beautiful sights along the California coast.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20061024/news_lz1c24options.html (744 words)

	"Torrey Pines State Reserve"
		When visting the North Torrey Pines area, observe the currently posted rules and regulations for your own safety and to help preserve the natural features of the lagoon and the Reserve.
		Trailhead access is from Torrey Pines Park Road using four parking areas with three lots located on the top of the mesa about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) further south and the last one is adjacent to the entrance along the beach.
		Picturesque Torrey Pine trees were shaped by the salt spray in the wind.
	www.fastwave.net /jbennett/scenic.htm (1671 words)

	Torrey Pines State Reserve, a California State Park near Bonita, Cardiff By The S, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado
		Click here to buy Torrey Pines State Reserve : a scientific reserve of the Department of P - Torrey Pines State Reserve : a scientific reserve of the Department of Parks and Recreation, State of California Torrey Pines State Reserve : a scientific reserve of the Department of Parks and...
		Torrey Pines State Reserve - Information about Torrey Pines State Reserve RARE AND FRAGILE TREES Most prominent in the rich flora of the Reserve is Pinus torreyana, believed to be remnant of an ancient forest which once...
		Torrey Pines State Reserve: - Torrey Pines State Reserve: Just north of San Diego, CA; this beach and bluff top park is home to rare Torrey Pines, beautiful views of the beach and eroded rock formations on the bluffs.
	www.stateparks.com /torrey_pines.html (512 words)

	OnCourse Living - The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Leading Hotels of the World, 2008 US Open
		Overlooking that famous 18th hole of the South Course is the Lodge at Torrey Pines, a AAA Five-Diamond destination resort that maintains the look and feel of a large residence in a beautiful setting.
		The design of The Lodge at Torrey Pines is a tribute to the California Craftsman Movement and is modeled after Greene and Greene's famed Gamble and Blacker houses in Pasadena, California.
		The Lodge at Torrey Pines is owned and operated by Evans Hotels of San Diego, and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
	www.oncourseliving.com /resorts/2004/torreypines.htm (1233 words)

	Torrey Pines Real Estate: Buy or Sell a Home in Torrey Pines, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Torrey Pines, bordering Del Mar, claims as its distinctive landmark the rare pine trees that mark the area.
		Torrey pine trees used to line the coast all the way up to Santa Barbara, but the development of Southern California has rendered them almost extinct in all but a few pockets of land.
		The reserve consists of two square miles of amazing land—densely wooded with pine trees leading to the coast, where sandstone has taken on amazing formations and over 400 species of wildlife co-exist.
	www.sandiegorealestateauthority.com /san-diego/Torrey-Pines-CA.asp (423 words)

	Torrey Pines State Reserve
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is located within San Diego city limits and yet remains one of the wildest stretches of land on our Southern California coast!
		Because of the efforts and foresight of the people in this area, 2000 acres of land are as they were before San Diego was developed -with the chaparral plant community, the rare and elegant Torrey Pine trees, miles of unspoiled beaches, and a lagoon that is vital to migrating seabirds.
		Torrey Pines is visited by travelers from all over the world and by local residents who come daily to rest at the stunning overlooks, walk a peaceful trail, or exercise in a clean, beautiful environment.
	www.torreypine.org (230 words)

	Laura and Lee's Torrey Pines Traipse
		Torrey Pines State Reserve is a 2000 acre park located right along the coast just north of San Diego between La Jolla and Del Mar. The park preserves the Torrey Pine Pinus Torreyana, which is native only to this area and to Santa Rosa Island.
		The park has about 8 miles of trails that wander through the pine trees and out to the edge of the cliffs overlooking the ocean - there's one trail that goes down to the beach.
		The reserve has some VERY strict rules - such as no food or drink except on the beach.
	www.travelswithtigger.com /torrey_0220/torrey_0220.html (513 words)

	Plants At Torrey Pines State Reserve
		The winds along with the dry vegetation are responsible for feeding the infamous fires of the chaparral vegetation.
		Torrey Pines State Reserve has a very special and rare form of chaparral called maritime chaparral.
		The Nuttal’s scrub oak and warty-stemmed ceanothus (Ceanothus verrucosus) are characteristic of the Torrey Pines’ maritime chaparral plant community.
	www.torreypine.org /plants/plants.html (1569 words)

	Torrey Pines State Beach - San Diego County
		State beaches are areas with frontage on the ocean, or bays designed to provide swimming, boating, fishing, and other beach-oriented recreational activities.
		A picnic area and parking lot are near the entrance on North Torrey Pines Road.
		The Beach is located one mile south of Del Mar on North Torrey Pines Road.
	www.goingtocalifornia.com /pages/state-parks-beaches/san-diego-county/torrey-pines-state-beach.html (136 words)

	The Valley News :: Escape to Torrey Pines State Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The reserve has been described as “a living museum” and is home to one of the world’s rarest trees, the Torrey Pine.
		The bricks were made from native clay found in the Torrey Pines headlands.When the lodge first opened in 1923 lunch was $1 and dinner was the same price.
		Torrey Pines State Beach and Reserve was named ‘Best Urban Escape for the Year 2000’ by SignOnSanDiego.com.
	www.temeculavalleynews.com /story.asp?story_ID=10271 (539 words)

	Torrey Pines State Reserve - San Diego County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Torrey Pines State Beach can also be reached by trail from the Reserve.
		The park entrance is on your right just before the highway begins to climb the Torrey Pines grade.
		Torrey Pines prohibits dogs anywhere within the reserve and beach boundaries (even within a vehicle).
	www.goingtocalifornia.com /pages/state-parks-beaches/san-diego-county/torrey-pines-state-reserve.html (278 words)

	Wildernet - Torrey Pines State Preserve
		Description - Torrey Pines State Reserve is a wilderness island in an urban sea.
		Attractions - Torrey Pines State Reserve is a wilderness island in an urban sea.
		The region features three state parks, seven state beaches, two state historic parks, and one state reserve.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=CASPTPSPR&CU_ID=1 (422 words)

	Site Seen: Torrey Pines State Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Barely a few miles north of campus is the Torrey Pines Reserve, a California state park open from 8 a.m.
		Botanists and naturalists helped create plans to keep the environment stable, ensuring that no non-native plants were brought in to disrupt the ecosystem and that the titular trees weren’t cultivated to the exclusion of all else.
		Those trees, the Torrey Pines, are the rarest pines in North America and some of the strangest-looking, having been twisted into odd, gnarled shapes by winds.
	ucsdguardian.org /viewarticle.php?story=features02&year=2006&month=10&day=16 (350 words)

	Scripps-Torrey Pines, Feb. 26-March 2, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		TORREY PINES STATE RESERVE: The reserve is situated on a series of steep bluffs interspersed with deep ravines; it is the only natural continental habitat for the world’s rarest pine tree, the Torrey pine.
		The reserve accommodates a limited number of people in order to protect the natural resources; visitors may be asked to come back at a later time or date if the reserve is full; it is full most weekend afternoons, Day-use fee.
		TORREY PINES CITY PARK: The park is located on the sandstone bluffs overlooking the ocean.
	home1.gte.net /~mirdavis/scripps.html (512 words)

	The population and fire history of Torrey pine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Torrey Pines dominate the hill in the background.
		Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) only occurs in two natural stands, 400 km apart in coastal California.
		The population and fire history of the second native Torrey pine stand at Torrey Pines State Park near La Jolla, California, was studied next (Cole and Wahl, 2000).
	www.usgs.nau.edu /global_change/newtorreyp.html (291 words)

	IALE: 2006 Conference Homepage
		On this field trip you will visit the beautiful Torrey Pines State Reserve (TPSR, http://www.torreypine.org/) just north of central San Diego, near the coastal communities of La Jolla and Del Mar. TPSR is a wilderness island in an urban sea.
		TPSR is part of a regional habitat conservation network.
		And yet, this small Reserve is surrounded by a major city and is ‘downstream’ of an urbanized watershed.
	www.cof.orst.edu /org/usiale/sandiego2006/fieldtrip.htm (1562 words)

	Torrey Pines State Reserve \| Museum/Attraction Review \| San Diego \| Frommers.com
		The rare Torrey pine tree grows in only two places in the world: Santa Rosa Island, 175 miles northwest of San Diego, and here, at the north end of La Jolla.
		The city first donated 369 acres as a public park, and the 1,750-acre reserve was established in 1921, from a gift by Ellen Browning Scripps.
		The reserve encompasses the beach below, as well as a lagoon immediately north, but the focus is the 300-foot-high, water-carved limestone bluffs, which provide a precarious footing for the trees.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/sandiego/A33117.html (328 words)

	PACIFIC COAST
		Named for the long-needled pines that grow naturally only here, the reserve is crisscrossed by hiking trails leading down steep ravines between the bluffs and the sands.
		Besides hang-gliders, Torrey Pines is prime air space for remote-controlled model gliders, which float gracefully in the nearly constant onshore breeze.
		The primary launching spot is the small city park at the south end of the reserve.
	www.roadtripusa.com /routes/pacificcoast/california/pac_delmar.html (296 words)

	The Lodge at Torrey Pines
		California connoisseurs have long been drawn to Torrey Pines State Reserve with its abundant native flora, intimate beaches, golden cliffs, and absolutely otherworldly view of the rolling Pacific Ocean.
		The nearby coastal town of La Jolla is equally appealing with rugged rocks, tide pools en masse and a delightful curving coastline matched with posh neighborhoods, fine dining and a laissez-faire sophisticated charm.
		The Lodge at Torrey Pines is the manmade counterpart to this dramatic natural area.
	www.gayot.com /travel/hotels/lodgeattorreypines.html (607 words)

	Coast Orange County / Travel / The Lodge at Torrey Pines
		Enter the Lodge at Torrey Pines, a Craftsman-style, 175-room hotel, perched just above the 18th green of the famous Torrey Pines Golf Course and the rugged coastline of the Torrey Pines State Reserve.
		Our ocean view was mostly obstructed by a very large Torrey Pine, but we reveled in the privacy it offered and the cozy quality it lent to our room.
		Both Friday and Saturday afternoons we spent on fabulously comfortable lounge chairs, watching the breeze blow through the pines overhead, when we weren't swimming in the heated pool and listening to classical and jazz on underwater speakers.
	www.coastmagazine.com /archive/pre_dec05/travel_torreypines.html (722 words)

	Plant Guide to Beach Trail / Broken Hill Trail Loop, Torrey Pines State Reserve
		Or the skies can be gray, the air heavy with fog, blanketing Torrey Pines Reserve from the traffic and other human sounds, making the visitor's world only reach to the nearest plants.
		Knowledgeable botanists will treasure their visits to Torrey Pines, too, but their hearts will hold a tinge of sadness in what we humans have done to the plants and animals of this coastal environment.
		The Ice Age groundwater was made acidic from the Torrey Pines leaf litter, which aids the migration of ions.
	tchester.org /sd/plants/guides/torrey_pines/beach_trail.html (3139 words)

	Press Room: Press Releases
		LA JOLLA, Calif. (April 4, 2002) - The new Spa at Torrey Pines opening today in the seaside town of La Jolla in Southern California, is a luxurious coastal retreat where guests can indulge in traditional therapeutic treatments designed to promote relaxation and enhance wellness.
		Located within walking distance from The Lodge, the Torrey Pines State Reserve is home to some 17 types of sage.
		The Lodge is adjacent to the Torrey Pines Golf Course and is within walking distance of Torrey Pines State Reserve, two of La Jolla's most treasured attractions.
	www.lodgetorreypines.com /pressroom/release_07.html (631 words)

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