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Point Reyes National Seashore
Multimedia Presentations
 

The Natural Laboratory
Pod-casts exploring science from Bay Area National Parks

Paleotsunami at Point Reyes National Seashore - August 17, 2007 - 5:00 minutes (4,699 KB mp3)

Tracking the Coho Salmon - August 17, 2007 -  4:12 minutes (3,941 KB mp3)

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Science Behind the Scenery - 2004

The following Quicktime videos are from the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center's 2004 "Science Behind the Scenery" DVD. These videos are available as either "Low" resolution videos of 240 pixels x 180 pixels at 12 frames per second for those with slower connections, or as "Medium" resolution videos of 320 pixels x 180 pixels at 15 frames per second for those with faster connections.

Introduction: Science at Point Reyes National Seashore 2:41 minutes
Low (3,408 KB) | Medium (11,743 KB)

Northern Elephant Seals 5:46 minutes
Low (9,377 KB) | Medium (28,951 KB)

Tomales Bay Biodiversity Inventory and Partnership 6:24 minutes
Low (8,568 KB) | Medium (29,290 KB)

Tule Elk 6:29 minutes
Low (8,248 KB) | Medium (29,196 KB)

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary 7:27 minutes
Low (9,764 KB) | Medium (33,396 KB)

Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly 5:32 minutes
Low (14,614 KB) | Medium (37,067 KB)

Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout 6:39 minutes
Low (11,727 KB) | Medium (35,617 KB)

Vegetation Mapping 4:23 minutes
Low (5,017 KB) | Medium (18,469 KB)

Fire Management 6:17 minutes
Low (8,665 KB) | Medium (29,428 KB)

National Park Service Science and Learning Centers 2:10 minutes
Low (3,336 KB) | Medium (10,553 KB)

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Elephant seals at the main colony at Point Reyes  

Did You Know?
Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) began breeding at Point Reyes in 1981 after being absent for over 150 years. The population breeds at terrestrial haul out sites at Point Reyes Headland, one of only eleven mainland breeding areas for northern elephant seals in the world.

Last Updated: July 15, 2008 at 13:56 EST