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January 30, 2012
Rabbit Island news for January 2012
In January 2012, a light-footed clapper rail was spotted by Bolsa Chica Conservancy member Austin Parker on Rabbit Island. Rabbit Island is the vegetated island located on the east side of the walking trail at Bolsa Chica, in the Full Tidal Basin. Rabbit Island can be seen on the Bolsa Chica Restoration Vicinity Map. The island is maintained by a tidal channel that encircles it, minimizing the threat to birds of disturbance and predation. Belding's Savannah sparrows nest in the coastal salt marsh vegetation on the island.
The rare plant coast woolly heads (Nemacaulis denudata) grows on the remaining sand dune habitat on the island, though the populations are threatened by encroachment by iceplant. Intensive efforts to control the iceplant have been undertaken in the past few years, most recently with removal of 15 cubic yards of iceplant by the California Department of Fish and Game and the Orange County Conservation Corps.
A dense population of Nemacaulis on Rabbit Island on a small dune. Iceplant previously treated with herbicide is visible on the edges of the dune.
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In January 2012, a light-footed clapper rail was spotted by Bolsa Chica Conservancy member Austin Parker on Rabbit Island. Rabbit Island is the vegetated island located on the east side of the walking...
read more - January 23, 2012
Bolsa Chica Earth Day Festival Date and Time: April 14, 2012, 10am-3pm Location: Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center (google map here) The Earth...
read more - April 22, 2011
On April 17th the maintenance dredging in the Full Tidal Basin inlet was completed, with all equipment off the beach on Friday April 22. Approximately 303,000 cubic meters of sand was dredged f...
read more - March 22, 2011
Maintenance dredging update: Dredging of the Bolsa Chica Full Tidal Basin began on January 8, 2011. As of March 22, dredging is roughly 85% complete and is scheduled to be completed...
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