Channel Islands National Park

Birding in the National Parks

This past year we started a bimonthly column on birding in the national parks, which is a great way to enjoy the parks while learning more about the hundreds of species that flit about the National Park System. Here's a look back at those columns.

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By NPT Staff - December 27th, 2011 3:00am

Massive Restoration Effort Aimed At Improving Coastal Wetlands At Channel Islands National Park

Restoring landscapes is not always easy, but when they are restored, the benefits to the surrounding ecosystem can be highly measurable. At Channel Islands National Park off California's coast, restoring Prisoners Harbor will bring back a particularly rare landscape -- a coastal wetland.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 3:00am

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Public Access To Santa Rosa Island At Channel Islands National Park To Be Restricted For Deer, Elk Hunt

Public access to most of Santa Rosa Island at Channel Islands National Park will be restricted in the coming months to allow for a final hunt of non-native deer and elk on the island.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 25th, 2011 3:00am

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Rare Bird At Channel Islands National Park: First California Common Murre Chicks In 100 Years

They really do have a rare bird at Channel Islands National Park: For the first time in a century biologists have spotted California Common Murre chicks on one of the park's islands.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2011 3:00am

Bald Eagle Hatching on Anacapa Island is Big News for Channel Islands National Park

Efforts to reestablish a bald eagle population in Channel Islands National Park reached another important milestone when scientists confirmed the successful natural hatching of a chick on West Anacapa Island - the first such event in over 60 years.

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By Jim Burnett - June 25th, 2011 1:15am

New Staircase Allows Anacapa Island At Channel Islands National Park to Reopen To Public

It took about three months longer than anticipated, but a new staircase is in place at Anacapa Island at Channel Islands National Park, and so the public will again be able to visit this island off the California coast.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 3rd, 2010 3:28pm

Reader Participation Day: California, or Utah, For A National Park Trek?

If you had the option of either traveling to Utah for a swing through its national parks, or to California to sample its national parks, which would you choose?

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 11:18am

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Channel Islands National Park's Anacapa Island Could Reopen To Public After Labor Day

Anacapa Island, which has been closed to Channel Islands National Park visitors since June due to unsafe access, could reopen after Labor Day if a crane can be obtained to help install a new landing staircase, according to the superintendent.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 14th, 2010 3:15am

Great White Sharks Spotted At Channel Islands National Park: Swim At Your Own Peril

While there are plenty of bear warnings posted in national parks, it's not that often you hear about a great white shark warning, but that's the situation at Santa Barbara Island in Channel Islands National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 1:15am

Great Strides Being Made in Recovering Island Fox at Channel Islands National Park

Since 1999, when fewer than 100 island fox were thought to inhabit Channel Islands National Park, a recovery program has brought the species to nearly full recovery on the park's islands.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 15th, 2010 7:54am

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