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Species List Species

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The Center for Natural Lands Management: Lands Natural for Center The influence. Dominant plants of this community are Cliff Spurge and and Spurge Cliff are community this of plants Dominant influence.

approximately 60 acres and is comprised of: comprised is and acres 60 approximately

found on vertical substrate and taking advantage of the rich marine marine rich the of advantage taking and substrate vertical on found

The Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area encompasses encompasses Area Conservation Headlands Point Dana The

gratefully accepts tax deductible donations. deductible tax accepts gratefully community is located along the unstable slopes of the cliffs, often often cliffs, the of slopes unstable the along located is community

the property in perpetuity. CNLM manages these funds and and funds these manages CNLM perpetuity. in property the A second plant community found on-site is coastal bluff scrub. This This scrub. bluff coastal is on-site found community plant second A habitat that is home to rare and endangered plants and animals. and plants endangered and rare to home is that habitat

Steele Foundation, which also provided an endowment to manage manage to endowment an provided also which Foundation, Steele and coastal bluff scrub plant communities creates a unique unique a creates communities plant scrub bluff coastal and

Coastal Sagebrush and Flat Topped Buckwheat. Topped Flat and Sagebrush Coastal

Preserve thanks to a generous donation by the Harry and Grace Grace and Harry the by donation generous a to thanks Preserve California climate, ocean influence, unique geology, coastal sage, sage, coastal geology, unique influence, ocean climate, California

number of organisms. Dominant plants of this community are the the are community this of plants Dominant organisms. of number

areas in California. It owns the 29.4 acre CNLM Dana Point Point Dana CNLM acre 29.4 the owns It California. in areas Strand Beach to the north. The combination of the mild southern southern mild the of combination The north. the to Beach Strand

thrive on the ocean influence (fog/humidity) and support a diverse diverse a support and (fog/humidity) influence ocean the on thrive

profit 501(c)(3) organization that manages more than 60 natural natural 60 than more manages that organization 501(c)(3) profit the Pacific Ocean, with Dana Point Harbor to the south and and south the to Harbor Point Dana with Ocean, Pacific the

scrub plants are adapted to cool wet winters and warm dry summers, summers, dry warm and winters wet cool to adapted are plants scrub

The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) is a non- a is (CNLM) Management Lands Natural for Center The The Dana Point Headlands is a coastal promontory rising from from rising promontory coastal a is Headlands Point Dana The

are mostly low growing, flexible, and have soft leaves. Coastal sage sage Coastal leaves. soft have and flexible, growing, low mostly are

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community is sometimes referred to as soft because the plants plants the because chaparral soft as to referred sometimes is community

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of native wilderness. The coastal sage scrub plant plant scrub sage coastal The wilderness. California southern native of

The plant communities at the Dana Point Headlands provide examples examples provide Headlands Point Dana the at communities plant The Center for Natural Natural for Center

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Remains What Protecting

Plant Identification Walk The Dana Point AT HARBOR POINT PARK (Plants images are inside foldout) Headlands 1. Coastal Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) Conservation Area 2. Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) 3. Coastal Prickly Pear (Opuntia littoralis) 4. Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis) 5. Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta) Photo: Julie Kondor 6. Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia) 7. Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica) 8. Flat-Topped Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) City of Dana Point 9. Lance-leaf Dudleya (Dudleya lanceolata) NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER 10. California Boxthorn ( californicum) The Nature Interpretive Center is an educational, management, and operational facility run by the City of Dana Point. It provides information about the local habitat—terrestrial and marine—and HARBOR POINT TRAIL the history of Dana Point in an informal visitor center setting. Docent-guided tours are offered regularly and school programs and DANA POINT HARBOR docent guided tours are available upon request. The Nature Center is open to the public Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 4 pm. (closed on Monday) If you are interested in docent or volunteer work please contact the Center. 5 Trail Rules of Use 6 • No hiking off designated trails • No alcohol or glass 4 7 • No dogs or pets because their • No removal or collecting . of natural materials D presence can harm endangered R 8 species on-site • No camping or fires E V • No bicycles or skateboards • No smoking O 9 Breeding Male Coastal California Gnatcatcher Photo: DeeDee Gollwitzer C No littering E • N Trail Hours S 3 10 All trails are open daily from 7 am – sunset. W CONSERVATION AREA 2 Parking and restrooms are available at the Nature Interpretive Center from 7 am – sunset. 1 AND TRAIL SYSTEM Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point, California 92629 (949) 248-3527 G RE Pedestrian Trail EN Center for Natural Lands Management L Overlooks A P N & Viewpoints 27258 Via Industria Suite B, Temecula, CA 92590 T E P Parking (760) 731-7790 / [email protected] / www.cnlm.org R

N Please Recycle this brochure when no longer using it. Birds Pacific Greater Roadrunner Northern Mockingbird American Kestrel Red-Tailed Hawk (Geococcyx californianus) (Mimus polyglottos) (Falco sparverius) (Buteo jamaicensis) Pocket Mouse Dana Point Headlands CONSERVATION AREA AND TRAIL SYSTEM

Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: CNLM

Osprey Peregrine Falcon Brown Pelican California Thrasher (Pandion haliaetud) (Falco peregrinus) (Pelecanus occidentalis) (Toxostoma redivivum) ThePacific Pocket Mouse (Paragnathus longimembris pacificus) was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered at the Dana Point Headlands in 1993. It is now Federally

Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Endangered and known to have three other populations that reside at Marine Corp Base Anna’s Hummingbird Bushtit Black Phoebe Bewick’s Wren Camp Pendleton. It is one of the smallest rodents (Calypte anna) (Psaltriparus minimus) (Sayornis nigricans) (Thryomanes bewickii) in North America and is active only at night. It eats seeds and stores them in its furry external cheek pouches (pockets). Pocket mice burrow and hibernate most of the winter.

Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise

Native Plants

Coastal Sagebrush Flat-Topped Buckwheat Bush Monkeyflower Bush Sunflower Coastal Prickly Pear Lemonade Berry Coyote Bush Deerweed (Artemisia californica) (Eriogonum fasciculatum) (Mimulus aurantiacus) (Encelia californica) (Opuntia littoralis) (Rhus integrifolia) (Baccharis pilularis) (Lotus scoparius)

Toyon Mexican Elderberry Coastal Cholla Wild Cucumber Bladderpod Wishbone Bush Chalk Dudleya Lance-leaf Dudleya (Heteromeles arbutifolia) (Sambucus mexicana) (Cylindropuntia prolifera) (Marah macrocarpus) (Isomeris arborea) (Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia) (Dudleya pulverulenta) (Dudleya lanceolata)

Rare Plants

California Boxthorn Seaside Calandrinia Cliff Spurge Cliff Malacothrix Prostrate Spineflower (Lycium californicum) (Calandrinia maritima) (Euphorbia misera) (Malacothrix saxatilis) (Chorizanthe procumbens)

Photo: Fred Roberts Photo: Fred Roberts Photo: Fred Roberts

Coastal California Gnatcatcher Reptiles Mammals The Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica Orange Throated Whiptail Western Fence Lizard Side Blotched Lizard Long-Tailed Weasel Bobcat Desert Cottontail Coyote Grey Fox Raccoon californica) is a federally threatened songbird found only in (Cnemidophorus hyperythrus) (Sceloporus occidentalis) (Uta stansburiana) (Mustela frenata) (Lynx rufus) (Sylvilagus audobonii) (Canis latrans) (Urocyn cinereoargenteus) (Procoyn lotor) coastal sage scrub vegetation from Ventura County to Baja California, Mexico. Its call is similar to a kitten’s mew. Nesting season for this species occurs between Photo: John C. Avise February 15 – August 31. Ten to Thirteen breeding pairs Photo: Peter J. Bryant Photo: Peter J. Bryant Photo: John C. Avise Photo: Joel Weintraub Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: John C. Avise Photo: CNLM Photo: CNLM occur in the Headlands Conservation Area native habitat.