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MARTINEZ SHORELINE PARK
October 9,  2008
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Park:  The Martinez Regional Shoreline Park is one of a dozen East Bay Regional parks. This one is located adjacent to the Carquinez straights with a miles or two of marsh trails with good views of the straights, bridge, harbors, birds and flowers. Shorebirds were plentiful. Picnic tables, bathrooms and other amenities are available also. Note, as of this date, there are more trails than marked on the map, as well as a few other omissions.

Trail Description:
Mostly open grassy marsh, with a tree lined park near the center.  There are natural delta tributaries spanned by several bridges, and one man made pond popular with shorebirds.

Trail Location:
Click here for the park link.
Click here for a trail map.

Blooming Plants Not Photographed:
NN=Non Native
Alkali Heath (Frankenia salina)
Bird’s Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) NN
Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis)
English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) NN
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) NN
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) NN
Jaumea (Jaumea carnosa)
Lippia (Phyla nodiflora) NN
Narrow Leaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia)
Ox Tongue (Picris echioides) NN
Pacific Gumplant (Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia)
Pepper Grass (Lepidium latifolium) NN
Salt marsh Dodder (Cuscuta salina)
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) NN
Statice (Limonium latifolium) NN
Stinkweed (Dittrichia graveolens) NN
Yellow Star Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) NN

Shoreline Hikes:
November 5, 2009