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The ongoing work at Lands End is made possible by Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, Its breeding range is restricted to the coastal regions of community volunteers and generous contributions from the Richard and Rhoda migrant and resident birds have been sighted and the Presidio Trust. California and southern Oregon. Goldman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the California Coastal Conservancy, and members of the Parks Conservancy. To find out how you can help, from its trails Pand overlooks. Text and photos by Alan Hopkins, 2007 e-mail [email protected] or call (415) 561-3077. 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