Park Wavelengths - 2015

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Park Wavelengths was a bi-weekly email published from 2003 until mid-2016 informing subscribers about events, closures, natural history, and cultural history at Point Reyes.

Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, December 16, 2015

December 16, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Winter solstice and the full moon; Ursid meteor shower; fungi; park visitor centers are closed December 25; the winter shuttle bus season resumes on Saturday, December 26.

 

Park Wavelengths - Saturday, November 28, 2015

November 28, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

The crescent Moon will be close to Venus on December 7; Geminids meteor shower from December 6 to December 19; fire season is over; California Department of Public Health's Shellfish Information Line; annual holidays open house is on December 11.

 

Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, November 4, 2015

November 04, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

The Taurid and Leonid meteor showers; annual mussel quarantine restrictions have been lifted; coho salmon and steelhead trout will be spawning soon; new artwork in the Bear Valley Visitor Center produced by the Latino Photo Project; maintenance work occurring at Bear Valley Visitor Center; the Bear Valley Visitor Center will be open on Veterans Day.

 

Park Wavelengths - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

October 13, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Orionid meteor shower; black-tailed deer; duck hunting season on the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve; controlled burns this week in the Drakes Estero area to eliminate exotic broom; road paving projects are scheduled for Bear Valley Road on October 22 and 23; "Bats of Point Reyes" ranger programs on October 24, 25, and 31.

 

Park Wavelengths - Friday, July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12; 41 spotted owl nest sites found in West Marin this year; weekend closure of beach between Abbotts Lagoon and North Beach parking lot; Crocosmia along Bear Valley Trail; Bear Valley Visitor Center auditorium projector has been repaired.

 

Park Wavelengths - Thursday, July 16, 2015

July 16, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Delta Aquarid meteor shower in late July; blue moon on July 31; "Lake Drake" returns to Drakes Beach; spring coho salmon smolt trapping data analysis; Woodpecker Trail closed until further notice; 36th Annual Big Time Festival on July 18.

 

Park Wavelengths - Tuesday, April 14, 2015

April 14, 2015 Posted by: Loretta Farley

Lyrid meteor shower from April 16 to April 25; dogwood tree in bloom; by-the-wind sailors washing up on beaches; shuttle season ended on April 12; blood drive on April 20; e-waste collection on April 22.

 

Last updated: February 17, 2016

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