Carpinteria Salt Marsh

"A healthy estuary may rival tropical rain forests in numbers and types fo species per acre." The Carpinteria Salt Marsh is home to species such as the Light-Footed Clapper Rail, Tiger Beetle, Salt Marsh Bird's-beak, & Belding's Savannah Sparrow, all of which are listed as Endangered Species. There are about 37 species of fish may be found. Marine fish use the marsh as a nursery. This environmentally valuable habitat is among the less than 10% remaining wetlands in California. For more information, please call: (805) 893-4127.