Audubon Canyon

Audubon Canyon

Audubon Canyon is a coastal valley in Marin County, California, United States [gnis|218457|Audubon Canyon] , which is associated with a small stream. The canyon provides habitat for a variety of animals and plants. Natably, its redwoods provide nesting sites for Great blue herons, great egrets and snowy egrets. [cite web
url=http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/may/acr.html
title=Audubon Canyon Ranch - Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
accessdate=2008-01-19]

The stream descends the western slope of Bolinas Ridge, crosses State Route 1 and drains into Bolinas Lagoon about convert|3|mi|km|0|lk=on north of Stinson Beach, California. [ [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.93485&lon=-122.67629&size=l&u=4&datum=nad83&layer=DRG TopoQuest map] , USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008]

Audubon Canyon Ranch, a local organization, has preserved much of the canyon as part of its Bolinas Lagoon Preserve.

References

External links

* [http://www.egret.org Audubon Canyon Ranch]

ee also

*List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
*Pike County Gulch
*Stinson Gulch


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