Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve
Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve, which includes Waddell Marsh, is located at the mouth of
Animals
This habitat shelters many rare and endangered species such as the
Park usage
After William Waddell’s death, the main uses for the land became farming and ranching. In 1977, California State Parks took possession of the majority of the land, combining it with the Big Basin Redwoods State Park to make a large, continuous park.[6] This new land connected from the redwoods all the way to the ocean. The park’s main uses now are hiking, hang gliding, and bird watching.[10] At the beach within the preserve, available activities include windsurfing, kite surfing, surf fishing, surfing, and boogie boarding.[7]
Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail
The
History
The preserve is located in northern Santa Cruz County just one mile south of the San Mateo County line. It is named after Theodore J. Hoover, dean of engineering at Stanford University, and brother of President Hoover, whose family purchased Rancho del Oso in 1914, both for the purpose of building a family home and because of Theodore’s interest in the conservation of natural resources.[6] The land was previously owned by the Ocean Shore Land and Investment Company. The company had intended to use the land to build a train from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Hoover had owned the upper part of the valley, so when the plans for the train fell through, he bought the rest of it. Both Hoover, who died in 1955, and his wife who died in 1940, are buried in the valley.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Preliminary General Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report" (PDF). parks.ca.gov. California Parks. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Hoover, Mildred; Hero, Eugene; Ethel, Grace. Historic Spots in California. Stanford, California.
- ^ a b Hoover, Mildred; Hero, Eugene; Ethel, Grace. Historic Spots in California. Stanford, California.
- ^ "North-Central California Coast Recovery Program 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU, Central California Coast Coho Salmon ESU" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "North-Central California Coast Recovery Domain 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of Central California Coastal Steelhead DPS Northern California Steelhead DPS" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ a b c "Big Basin's Rancho Del Oso". California's Best Beaches. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b Caughman, Madge. California Coastal Resource Guide. Berkeley, California: Berkeley: U of California.
- ^ "Big Basin Redwoods State Park". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Caughman, Madge. California Coastal Resource Guide. Berkeley, California: Berkeley: U of California.
- ^ Green, Stewart (2014). Scenic Routes & Byways California's Pacific Coast. Morris Book Publishing.
- ^ "Skyline-to-the-Sea". sacbee.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Green, Stewart (2014). Scenic Routes & Byways California's Pacific Coast. Morris Book Publishing.
- ^ Clark, Jeanne; Garrison, Robert. Northern California Nature Weekends: Fifty-Two Adventures in Nature. The Globe Pequot Press.