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Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve

Natural reserve in California

Field	Value
name	Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve
iucn_category	V
iucn_ref
photo	File:Baccharis pilularis in Los Osos Oaks State Preserve.jpg
photo_caption	Mock heather (Ericameria ericoides) in Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve.
map	USA California#USA
relief	1
location	San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
nearest_city	Los Osos, California
coordinates
area	85 acre
established	1972
governing_body	California Department of Parks and Recreation

Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve is a California State Park in western San Luis Obispo County, in the Central Coast of California region. It preserves centuries-old coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia) growing atop relict sand dunes.{{cite web |title=Los Osos Oaks SNR |url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=597 |publisher=California State Parks |access-date=2012-06-02}} It is located in the Los Osos Valley between San Luis Obispo and Baywood Park-Los Osos, just outside the town of Los Osos. It is also the only place the critically endangered Splitting Yarn or Iron Maiden's Hair lichen Sulcaria isidiifera can be found. The 85 acre park was established in 1972.

Area history

There are several prehistoric sites in the proximate vicinity of the Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve, in addition to archaeological recovery within the reserve itself. A significant-sized Chumash site, Los Osos Back Bay, has been partially excavated on a stabilized sand dune slightly to the north of the reserve dating to at least as early as 1200 CE.

Proposed for closure

The reserve was one of several state parks threatened with closure in 2008. After the 2009 California state special elections, in which voters turned down a package of propositions dealing with California budget crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed the temporary closure (for at least 2 years) of 220 parks. The closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.

References

"Protected Planet {{!}} Los Osos Oaks State".
https://redlist.info/iucn/species_view/128553/
"California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10". California State Parks.
Hogan, C. Michael. (2008-02-08). "Los Osos Back Bay". Megalithic Portal.
Moore, Michael. (2009-05-29). "Henry Coe on governor's list of parks to close". The Gilroy Dispatch.
(2009-09-26). "State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours, staffing". Los Angeles Times.

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