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Figueroa Mountain’s Point Conception IPA (Picked up at Target). A 2 of 4. Smells faintly of tropical fruit and a bit of grass -- quite subdued nose. The body has some nice balance with some fruity and malt sweetness, as well as a moderate bitterness throughout. The body’s a bit light, but has a nice dry finish. Not bad by any means, but just doesn’t stand out.
The Nature Conservancy hopes to 'transform' 24,329 acres of land it purchased at Point Conception in 2017.
Excerpt from this story from the LA Times:
The rugged and breathtaking beauty of Point Conception — and the larger Gaviota Coast — has enthralled humans for thousands of years. Now, a new conservation and research effort hopes to restore this region of rolling hills, twisted oaks, brackish lagoons and shale cliffs overlooking wind-whipped sandy beaches to its original state.
Most recently, conservationists demolished a 56-year-old stone-and-mortar dam that was preventing federally endangered Southern California steelhead from reaching ancient spawning grounds in Point Conception’s highlands. Removal of the dam this month has reopened a vital link to survival for a species on the brink of extinction.
“We’re transforming much of Point Conception into a platform for conservation, research and ecological recovery projects,” said Mark Reynolds, a lead scientist for the Nature Conservancy, which in 2017 purchased 24,329 acres of land in the area from a New England investment firm to protect it from development. “Our findings will provide glimpses into California’s coastal future.”
“As fascinating as the past has been for such a place, we still have a lot to learn about its plants, animals, insects and other organisms on land and offshore — and how they depend upon one another,” said Reynolds, director of the conservancy’s Point Conception Institute.
The property has been renamed the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, after the entrepreneurs and longtime environmental preservation advocates who donated $165 million to buy it.
The landscape is the focus of more than 100 ongoing scientific studies and ecological recovery projects led by an alliance of researchers from universities and federal agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. They are applying advanced scientific tools including genetic analysis and hyperspectral sensors onboard satellites able to map places rich in biological diversity, identify species headed for trouble, and provide weed warnings before invasions occur.
The swirling currents offshore also happen to be a convergence zone where the warm waters of Mexico meet the chilly currents of Alaska, and the periodic shifts in ocean temperature known as La Niña and El Niño bring an ever-changing variety of fish and other pelagic creatures.
The Desmond Preserve — eight miles of undisturbed coastline, 78 miles of streams, 5,000 acres of native grasslands, 200 wildlife species, 600 plant species, 6,000 acres of woodlands and 300 acres of wetlands — appears essentially as wild as it did when prehistoric Chumash occupied its coastal plain and fished its waters.
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A couple in the US bought 10,000 hectares of land in Point Conception, California for $225 million and donated it to Nature Conservation.
There aren’t enough stories about millionaires doing inspirational things with their money.
Past the Point
The boat is finally, FINALLY past Point Conception! After wayyyyy too many delays, getting stuck where we didn't want to be, broken this and that, bad weather, social obligations, waiting and waiting and waiting, Landfall sailed around the point in nearly perfect conditions last night. OFF TO THE ISLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rounding Point Conception
Ahoy,
Anchor is up and I’m ready to leave port San Luis. Next stop.. channel islands.
But before that I need to go around point conception.. the weather forecast says 15-25 kn NW, gusts to 30 kn.12 ft NW 13 s. If that’s true.. it should be a nice run and I’ll round the cape early in the morning..
Aloha..
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Point Conception.02/28/2015
-Sarah Sherman
