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Younger
Lagoon Reserve is a 25 acre reserve of lagoon, beach, and coastal
bluff located on the open coast near Monterey
Bay at the western edge of the City
of Santa Cruz, California.
Younger
Lagoon is part of the University
of California Natural Reserve System
and is managed
by the UC
Santa Cruz Natural Reserve unit. |
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Seasonal
changes affect the life cycles of animals and plants at Younger Lagoon
Reserve.Click here for information about seasonal changes at YLR. |
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Seymour Marine Discovery Center |
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The
Santa
Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
at the nearby Long
Marine Lab
releases young Peregrine Falcons into the area around Younger
Lagoon each year.
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Geology On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1992, Docent staff awoke to a dramatic transforation on the beach at the mouth of Younger Lagoon. In the space of one night, a single storm had collapsed three rock arches and washed away the remains without a trace. |
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