Coal Oil Point Reserve

One of the best remaining examples of a coastal-strand environment in Southern California, the Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve protects a wide variety of coastal and estuarine habitats. Research at Coal Oil includes: USGS earthquake monitoring: COPR has one of 200 antennae used by USGS geologists to study earth movement, Surfgrass restoration in intertidal zone: Ongoing project includes studies of surfgrass epiphytes and reproduction, and Human impacts on threatened snowy plover: USGS study seeks to understand impacts on the snowy plover and provide conservation guidelines