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Bird Watching
Strap your binoculars around your neck and
head onto wetlands trails along the bay and
coast for some of the best coastal
bird-watching you'll ever experience. |
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Bodega Marine
Laboratory
The University of California Davis Bodega
Marine Reserve sits on wind-swept headlands
on California's north coast where a 362-acre
coastal reserve meets a state-protected
marine reserve. Volunteer docents give tours
to drop-in visitors on Fridays from 2pm-4pm.
2099 Westside Rd., Bodega Bay, CA 94923
707-875-2211 |
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Chanslor Wetlands
Wildlife Project
The Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project
protects approximately 250 acres of crucial
wetlands habitat in the historic fishing
village of Bodega Bay, California.
2660 Highway One, Bodega Bay, CA 94923
707-875-2721 |
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Crabbing
Take some traps and head across the bay to
the far shore for a day of crabbing. |
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Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human
interdependence with marine mammals and
their importance as sentinels of the ocean
environment, the health of which is
essential for all life. It is our
responsibility to use our awareness,
compassion and intelligence to foster marine
mammal survival and the conservation of
their habitat. Open for public visitation 10
am - 4 pm daily except Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year's Day.
415-289-7325 |
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Hunt for Sand Dollars
If you look real close, there are beaches
that seem to grow sand dollars in the surf.
With a little luck, you’ll find perfect,
round dollars with deeply etched patterns on
their backs. |
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Lamb Watching
In early spring and fall one of the funniest
sights is baby lambs romping in pastures
along our hills and valleys. |
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Monarch Butterflies
A couple of places near Bodega Bay are among
the northernmost publicly accessible spots
to see wintering monarchs. The numbers
aren't as spectacular as they are farther
south -- places in Pismo Beach and Santa
Cruz where more than 100,000 monarchs gather
for the winter. But even a few dozen (or
several thousand in a good Bodega Bay year)
all bunched up together on a single tree
branch are something to see. |
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Seal Watching
Park at the lower parking lot at Goat Rock
State Beach or on top of the hill at Jenner
and hike to the end of the Russian River.
You’ll find a large herd of seals bathing in
the sun, slipping in and out of the water
and surfing the current where the river
joins the sea |
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Shell Collecting
Find perfect specimens along the beach and
fill your pockets with treasures to take
home to place among flowers in your garden
or in bowls of water on your table. |
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Tide Pooling
Call ahead to find out when the tide is low
then head to one of the rocky shores where
broad shelves reach out into the water and
reveal sea urchins, star fish, tiny crabs
and rocks covered with mussels and barnacles
among a wide variety of sea life suddenly
visible. |
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Stewards of the Coast
and Redwoods
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods promotes
education, preservation and restoration of
the natural and cultural resources of
Russian River area state parks in
partnership with the California Department
of Parks and Recreation through
interpretation and public stewardship.
707-869-9177 |
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Whale Watching
There are many ways to watch whales along
our coast. One of the most spectacular is to
take one of the boat cruises out to sea and
get close to the migration route. |
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