Climate Change at Point Reyes

Tomales Bay Erosion

Wave and tidal erosion zone within Tomales Bay, north of Marshall Beach

Field Team Assessment

Field team assessing condition of CA-MRN-286, west side of Tomales Bay

Sandstone Uplift

Uplifted near-vertical bedding of sandstone bedrock on CA-MRN-278

Cliff Base Erosion

Ongoing erosion along the base of cliff faces. Seaweed indicates that high tide levels are eroding the bases of cliffs

Cliff Slumping

Recent slumping within archaeological site. Note beach scouring up to the base of the cliff

Tomales Bay Erosion
Field Team Assessment
Sandstone Uplift
Cliff Base Erosion
Cliff Slumping

Climate Change at Point Reyes

Date
: 
January, 2013
Period
: 
Native American
Type
: 
survey
Context
: 
Section 106
City
: 
Point Reyes
County
: 
Marin
State
: 
California
Full Report
: 
The Potential Effects of Climate Change on Cultural Resources within Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

The Anthropological Studies Center of Sonoma State University has undertaken a study of the potential effects of climate change on indigenous archaeological sites at Point Reyes National Seashore. This report presents a literature review and GIS modeling that are followed by in‐field analysis of 19 sites, most of which are along the coastal or bay margins.