About This BlogPark 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 - Friday, December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015
Upcoming Science Lectures at Point Reyes on Fungi, Endangered Dune Plants, Snowy Plovers, Invasive Tunicates, Plastics in Seabirds, Climate Change, and Fossils! Park Wavelengths - Tuesday, December 8, 2015
December 08, 2015
Three vacancy announcements for Point Reyes National Seashore have been posted to USAJOBS. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015
Three vacancy announcements for Point Reyes National Seashore have been posted to USAJOBS. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015
Upcoming Science Talks at Point Reyes National Seashore include discussions about black abalone, invasive tunicates, climate change, and fossils. Park Wavelengths - Saturday, November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015
The Bear Valley Visitor center will be closed for the week of November 16–20 while floors are refinished and new carpets are laid. Marin County Department of Public Works is paving Bear Valley Road. Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, November 4, 2015
November 04, 2015
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 - Friday, October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015
Aircraft and fire trucks are responding to a small fire described as "behind the Lagunitas School". Watch for additional traffic on Sir Francis Drake Highway. Park Wavelengths - Friday, October 23, 2015 - 11:30 am
October 23, 2015
Millerton Point at Tomales Bay State Park will be closed from November 1 through November 18. Park Wavelengths - Friday, October 23, 2015 - 9:40 am
October 23, 2015
The National Park is resuming a prescribed burn today in the south area off Highway 1, near Dogtown and the McCurdy Trail to reduce exotic plants. Smoke may lie low across the highway due to weather conditions. Park Wavelengths - Friday, September 11, 2015 - 12:28 pm
September 11, 2015
A quarter acre grass fire on L Ranch Road is now reported out at 12:25 pm. Park Wavelengths - Friday, September 11, 2015 - 10:45 am
September 11, 2015
Initial reports coming in of a small fire along L Ranch Road. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, July 30, 2015
July 30, 2015
Watch a bald eagle steal a fish from an osprey mid-flight. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, July 16, 2015
July 16, 2015
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 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015
Gray whale migration has trickled off; humpback whales observed off Stinson and Limantour beaches; white flowers are everywhere; first snowy plover chick hatched on April 29; temporary closure of most of the beach between North Beach and Abbotts Lagoon; special Memorial Day weekend remembrance on Friday, May 22; the Bear Valley and Lighthouse visitor centers will be open for the holiday weekend. Park Wavelengths - Tuesday, April 14, 2015
April 14, 2015
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. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, March 5, 2015
March 05, 2015
The Federal Highway Administration/NPS Road Inventory Program Data Collection Team is here at Point Reyes National Seashore and will be gathering data through Sunday. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, February 26, 2015
February 26, 2015
The full moon rises on Thursday, March 5. The drama of elephant seal life. Annual protection measures for harbor seals in force from March 1 through June 30. More wildflowers are blooming. Park Wavelengths - Friday, January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015
The trail crew needs to replace the bridge on the Coast Trail immediately south of Wildcat Campground from Monday, February 2, through Wednesday, February 4. Coast Trail will be closed between Wildcat Campground and the junction with the Ocean Lake Loop Trail. No through hiking or horse-riding. Park Wavelengths - Thursday, January 29, 2015
January 29, 2015
The full moon rises on Tuesday, February 3. Early wildflowers are beginning to bloom. Updates on elephant seals, gray whales, and tule elk. Park visitor centers will be open the Presidents Day weekend. If the weather is clear, shuttles will operate through the three-day weekend. Highway 1 south of Muir Beach has re-opened. Park Wavelengths - Wednesday, January 14, 2015
January 14, 2015
The new moon occurs on January 20, accompanied by extreme tides. Updates on winter wildlife and trails blocked by trees. New artwork on display at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Visitor Centers will be open on Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. New stop sign along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west of the junction for the Estero Trail access road. |
Last updated: February 17, 2016