Cross-jurisdictional landscape initiatives in California's Central Coast Region

This is the page for "Create a page that lists pages for large-scale cross-jurisdictional environmental / landscape / transportation initiatives e.g. Range of the Condor NHA, California Coast Trail, FORTAG, maybe some ecological corridor stuff, etc" (Delete the above when ready, this is just a placeholder for the page.)

A initiative summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

cross-jurisdictional environmental / landscape / transportation initiatives

Big Sur is a rugged, mountainous region without official borders, but is identified to being along the Central Coast of California bounded to the north by Carmel and to the south by Ragged Point, just past the southern, coastal border of San Simeon. Big Sur is a region known for its scenic views, campgrounds, hiking trails, and beaches. Highway 1 runs along the entirety of Big Sur, beginning roughly at Carmel down to San Luis Obispo.

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Climate

The Big Sur region experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by dry summers and mild wet winters. From 1915 - 2016 the average annual temperature was 68.6 F and the average rainfall was 40.79 inches . Big Sur receives significantly more rain than other parts of Monterey County due to the influence of the coastally positioned Santa Lucia Mountains. This geographic feature forces cool ocean air to rise quickly and subsequently fall as precipitation.