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<br />Curenllll; Sa/iollal Recreatioll Arell
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<br />Rt'SIIUn..'t' ()ppnrtunil.\ ;\rt'..'i
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<br />RL"OurCl: OppOr1Lllllty area' I KOA" an:
<br />~L'llgr<lrhic ddllll"atitllh of natitlllal
<br />n..'(TC',l1ltlll an.',1 ,:OlllPOIl('rH:-. Iha[ l'lllllain
<br />...imilantk.... ot" dlaracll'r and f"l...\IUfL'" \ Jltll:....
<br />Alth{lugh then: Illil) hl, "'OlllL' dl;tral'\!..'ri...tic,
<br />...han:d among KOA....
<br />IJlh('[" ch;lral'!cri...th:...
<br />\\ ill lx' 1Illiqlll.' 10 onl'
<br />ROA. Thl' "'1\ Ro..\..,
<br />idL'ntiliet! \\ilhin
<br />Cun.'callli ;'\Jlitllla]
<br />RL'L'rL'atioll Arca are:
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<br />. Gunnh'\ll Rih'l
<br /> Can~ul1
<br />. RlpiJfI;m R'hTIllL'
<br />. fUu,'\k,,,
<br />. Ll~l'Arll1'
<br />. TI1l,' lnlln Can~lln
<br />. C;m~"n Rim
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<br />Riparian Ri\('rilll'
<br />ROA
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<br />Blue ~h.....a Kc...l'r\tlir. Thi, linkage j"
<br />irnl"X1rtanl for ,(,vl'ral "'(X'l'j('.., Ilf wilJlih.. and
<br />JhL' L'J1\irOIlIllL'1H i... ..ignificamly JiffL'["l."n( than
<br />lhal ,um1tmJlng Hlut" ~h.''''J.
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<br />SloughaTNeye"3m~
<br />Curecantl Nallonal RecreilHon Area
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<br />Thi~ ROA compri..L''''
<br />IhL' primary wetland and ri\l'nnl.'
<br />L'IlVirnnmL'111 hlund within CurL'canli ~ati(lll;d
<br />Rl'nl'atillll ArL'a. Within Ihi.. arL'a, IhL' frL'L'-
<br />llm~ in~ Ciunni"lll Ri\L'r ....L1I~ and l11L'andL'r~,
<br />JL'l11on..tratin!; Ihl' fon...L''' llf nalure a.. II h~h
<br />lix ~l millennium ;jcro...... thi.. 1l0l.xJpbin, ThL'
<br />~lrL'a i.. l'a...ily a....Cl.......ihlc 10;.)11 \ i..ilor~ hL'c~llhl.'
<br />~I \'aricty of Ir.llh prm idL' a('ce~..., Picnic
<br />f~lcililiL'~ and ft'...t I"\l{llll... arl' :.nailahlc allllL'
<br />C\'Il.lper Ranch and :\\'\L'f..ink Ja~ the ~lrl';l"'"
<br />The \ L'!;L'lalion j.. ;j""'ll...iatL'd \\ illl riparian
<br />and meaJlm L'1l\'inlnlllellt-. anJ in..:luJe..
<br />cl.lllonwl.lnd.., "l1llL' morL' Ihan 100 Yl'ar.. nld,
<br />Thi~ RO.\ ~L'f\L'...:h a corridor IX[\\l'l'n till'
<br />Gunni"l.l11 Ri\l'r Canyon and Ihe L'ntralleL' hi
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<br />lIi~"'i~J""\' It! ,\"Ilpallltil't, R('.\'(JIIT{"{'!i
<br />RL'~ollr....L'.. of "JlL'L'ial ..ignilil....lIlL'l. Ihallll..'ClIr
<br />wilhin the riparian ri\l'rillL' RO.\ indllde:
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<br />. \\'ildlll~ \ll'\l.1n.!= oppllnullllll,..-rKh III a
<br />\an".ty III 'IX",,"i,,', 1Il..-l11ding h,lld l.'agk, m'lIl'l.',
<br />nl.l.'r lllll.'r, llIuk Jl'l'r. gr,,'a( hill,,' tll'rllfl, and ,\
<br />\;Ind\ 01 hlrd"
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<br />R:l'lT"'alhlll.lIIlI'r'-'rtllllllil',-k,,, ph~'I(;llly
<br />J,,'manJlIlg Irad..lhal rrll\IJl' 'lP1111"';1Il1
<br />p,1Il'lf;ami,," \ il'\I..., llrr'-,nunilll"' llll.'\plllrl' a\l.;IY
<br />lrllllllhl.' hi"h\\;L~, ;1I11.l 'llp...r1;llih' nrr'-,rtunIlK"
<br />11lrullulli,tHng.
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