Location: Del Ray Oaks, California
Description:
In an increasingly urban world, open spaces, such as the Frog Pond, provide a refuge for resident and migratory wildlife as well as people. Maintaining and enhancing the Frog Pond's wildlife habitat value is a high priority on the District's operational work program.
The Frog Pond is composed of a unique arrangement of habitat types that provide a refuge for wildlife and for people. As an isolated remnant of a much larger ecosystem, the Frog Pond nevertheless retains an important wetland habitat.
Considered one of the most biologically productive and ecologically important ecosystems, wetlands are one of the most threatened habitats on earth. Disregard for wetlands by expanding urban and agricultural development is the number one cause for wetland loss. This leads to fragmented habitat and results in remnant oases that need human intervention to maintain their potential bio-diversity.
At the same time, maintaining public access is important for people and their health and well-being. The pond provides a unique wildlife habitat within the community of Del Rey Oaks for wildlife, nature study, education, recreation, and inspiration. To maintain a balance, the District provides a perimeter access to the central pond/wetland habitat core.
With the rapid pace at which open space and natural areas are being developed, a fundamental concern of the District is how to protect and then maintain the important values that the remaining open spaces give to our community. Those values lie in the ecological processes and patterns of life that are all too absent from urban life. For those values to produce any social good, they must be experienced, understood, and adopted by the public.
Herein lies the District's ultimate challenge: how to protect the ecological integrity of open spaces while also providing barrier free public access.
PUBLIC ACCESS
The Frog Pond is open for pedestrian use only and is an excellent place for birding. Please contact the Regional Park District for access and use guidelines.Call 831-659-4488
(Borrowed from Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District)
Photos:
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
