LIMPETS: Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students

Davenport Landing

GPS coordinates:

37° 01.345’ N, 122° 12.936’ W

LiMPETS monitoring site since:

1983

Directions:

Davenport Landing is located off Highway 1 on the northwestern edge of Santa Cruz County. It is north of the town of Davenport and before Scott Creek. From Highway 1, turn onto Davenport Landing Road, which is a continuation of Swanton Road, and park near the public access trail to the beach. The monitoring site is on the rock platform at the southeast end of the sand beach. Turn left when you reach the beach and walk over the cement structure that drains seawater from the US Abalone mariculture facility. The vertical transect and mussel permanent plot are on the western edge of the rock platform. The anemone permanent plot is near the middle of the rock platform.

Restrooms:

A public restroom is next to the access trail along the road.

Site description:

This flat site is a sloping, nicely zoned mussel bed. Beyond the mussel beds, there are several small sea caves that are worth exploring.

LiMPETS methods:

1. Vertical transect
2. Random quadrats in a permanent area
3. Total counts in a permanent area

Download site-specific protocols and datasheets used at this site.

Permit and visitor information:

No permit required for monitoring, however collecting of any type is illegal without a scientific collecting permit.

Contact your LiMPETS site coordinator:

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History • 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 • • (831) 648-5716, ext. 14.