Bodega Marine Reserve
Bodega Marine Reserve | |
---|---|
Bodega Marine Lab from the south, looking across Horseshoe Cove of Bodega Bay | |
Location | Sonoma County, California |
Coordinates | 39°18′25″N 123°3′58″W / 39.30694°N 123.06611°W / 39.30694; -123.06611Coordinates: 39°18′25″N 123°3′58″W / 39.30694°N 123.06611°W / 39.30694; -123.06611 |
Area | 362 acres (0.566 sq mi) |
Governing body | University of California, Davis |
Website | http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/bmr/index.html |
Bodega Marine Reserve is a 362-acre (146 ha) nature reserve and marine reserve on the coast of northern California, located in the vicinity of the Bodega Marine Laboratory on Bodega Head. It is a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System, that is administered by the University of California, Davis.[1]
Features
The reserve is adjacent to Bodega Bay and the open Pacific Ocean, on a peninsula in rural western Sonoma County.
Natural hazards of the area include high cliffs, sleeper waves, white sharks, poison oak, Lyme disease, hantavirus, skunks, and mountain lions.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bodega Marine Reserve". Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ↑ "Bodega Marine Reserve: Reserve Cautions". Retrieved 2009-01-14.
External links
Academics |
| |
---|---|---|
Research |
| |
Campus | ||
Media | ||
Athletics | ||
Lists | ||
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.