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Mammoth remains include those of Mammuthus columbi, while the remains of Mammuthus exilis have been found on San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz, ranging in age from 12,840 to >47,000 YBP. The 1994 Mammuthus exilis discovery on Santa Rosa near Carrington Point, was the first example of an in situ, almost complete, articulated skeleton.
The National Park Service eradicated the feral pigs on Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands during the 1990s and on Santa Catalina Island in 2007. [2] [42] Introduced pathogens have devastated island species due to isolation from the mainland.
The coast redwood is the tallest tree species on Earth Map of the Channel Islands of California Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa island Santa Barbara Island Death Valley National Park Death Valley, California A Joshua tree The upper part of Kings Canyon, seen from Zumwalt Meadow General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park Rock formations at ...
Santa Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Cruzeño Chumash: Wi'ma) [1] is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres (215.27 km 2 or 83.118 sq mi). Santa Rosa is located about 26 miles (42 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in Santa Barbara County and is part of Channel Islands National Park. [2]
This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Channel Islands National Park, which is in the U.S. state of California. This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) that as of November 2011 contained 387 species. [1] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle ...
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is managed by a mosaic of entities, including the Bureau of Land Management (89,500 acres (362 km 2)), US Forest Service (65,000 acres (260 km 2)), Cahuilla peoples (19,800 acres (80 km 2)), California Department of Parks and Recreation (12,900 acres (52 km 2)), other State of ...
Ray Luv, rapper, native of the South Park and West 9th districts; Jon Provost, film and television actor; Jade Puget, guitarist for the band AFI; Robert Quarry, film and stage actor; Pete Rugolo, musician; Jussie Smollett, actor and singer [3] Stephanie St. James, actress, singer, and disease advocate; Natalie Wood, film actress; lived in Santa ...
Santa Rosa Island holds two groves of the Torrey pine subspecies Pinus torreyana var. insularis, which is endemic to the island. Torrey pines are the United States' rarest pine species. [ 1 ] The islands also house many rare and endangered plants, including the island barberry, the island rushrose, and the Santa Cruz Island lace pod.