Channel Islands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart, Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal southern California as it once was.

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General Management Plan

A new General Management Plan is being undertaken to provide a vision for the park’s future, as well as guidance in resource preservation, protection, and management that will help achieve that vision. The new plan also will help identify how the National Park Service may best protect cultural and natural resources while providing for visitor enjoyment of the park.
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Multimedia Presentations Now Available

Learn more about the park through multimedia presentations. New multimedia webpages now offer streaming or download of the park's multimedia presentations.
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Island Restoration

In order to save a variety of species, including the island fox, from the brink of extinction as well as protect internationally significant archeological sites, the National Park Service (NPS) has embarked upon restoration programs to restore park islands. These restoration programs are part of the NPS mission, as mandated by Congress, to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
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"From Shore to Sea" Lecture Series

Every month Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary jointly sponsor the “From Shore to Sea” lecture series. The purpose of the series is to further the understanding of current research on the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. Past lecture topics have included the recovery of the sea otter populations in southern California water, the French and Italian heritage of Santa Cruz Island, survival strategies of open water fishes, new approaches to understanding kelp forest ecosystem health, and park efforts to restore the Prisoners Harbor wetland.

The lectures occur at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way in the Santa Barbara Harbor and the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive in the Ventura Harbor. The programs are free and open to the public.
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Channel Islands National Park
1901 Spinnaker Drive
Ventura, CA 93001

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Phone

Visitor Information
(805) 658-5730

Fax

(805) 658-5799

Climate

In general, the islands have a Mediterranean climate year-round. Temperatures are relatively stable, with highs averaging in the mid-60s (°F) and lows in the low-50s.
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