Nature Hike: Two Harbors, Catalina Island - Plants, Birds, and Ecology

Ahoy, nature lovers! For this week's video, I sailed to Catalina Island and hit the trails to hike around Two Harbors. I describe the native and non-native plants, interesting rare birds, ecology and conservation of this island paradise. We also describe aspects of Island Biogeography and the evolutionary phenomenon of Island Gigantism. We landed at Isthmus Cove, were we tied up our sailboat, s.v. californica, on a mooring before rowing ashore. We explored the salt marsh at Catalina "Cat" Harbor, before hiking through the Island Chaparral at Forth of July Cove, to the Island Woodland at Cherry Cove. If you're looking for things to do on Catalina Islands, hiking around this area will not disappoint and hopefully this video will help open your eyes to the natural world around you.

Target species:

Catalina Island Liveforever (Dudleya virens ssp. hassei)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/D...

St. Catherine's Lace (Eriogonum giganteum)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/E...

Catalina Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/C...

Island Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi) https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?t...

Other Species mentioned:

Island buckwheat (Eriogonum grande var. grande)
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Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/O...

Canary Island Palm (Phoenix canariensis)
https://www.cal-ipc.org/plants/profil...

Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta)
https://plantright.org/watch/washingt...

Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/C...

Island scrub oak (Quercus pacifica)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/Q...

Catalina Ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. floribundus)
https://calscape.org/loc-California/L...

Catalina Island Conservancy's website (Hiking, Conservation, and tours): https://www.catalinaconservancy.org

Catalina Island Company website (Hotels, Dining, Mooring reservations, Adventures, Things to Do on Catalina Island):
https://www.visitcatalinaisland.com

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California Native Plants:
Tree of life Nursery - https://www.californianativeplants.com
Calflora - https://www.calflora.org