Santa Cruz Island
Guided Nature walk with South Bay Sierra Club through Nature Conservancy Area, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA. March 28, 2010
Twenty-five miles off the coast of southern California lies Santa Cruz Island, the largest of California’s eight Channel Islands. More than 1,000 species of plants and animals inhabit the island’s high peaks, deep canyons, pastoral valleys, and 77 miles of dramatic coastline.
Once on the brink of ecological collapse, Santa Cruz Island now offers visitors a glimpse of what southern California used to be like hundreds of years ago.
Hikers with permits are allowed only on the trail known as the The Nature Conservancy Prisoners’ to Pelican Interpretive Trail.
Read MoreTwenty-five miles off the coast of southern California lies Santa Cruz Island, the largest of California’s eight Channel Islands. More than 1,000 species of plants and animals inhabit the island’s high peaks, deep canyons, pastoral valleys, and 77 miles of dramatic coastline.
Once on the brink of ecological collapse, Santa Cruz Island now offers visitors a glimpse of what southern California used to be like hundreds of years ago.
Hikers with permits are allowed only on the trail known as the The Nature Conservancy Prisoners’ to Pelican Interpretive Trail.
