Marine Air Station Miramar MCAS
(formerly Naval Air Station "Top Gun")
is home to a number of small bodies of water.
You may wonder how many is "a number"?
Let's say at least a half-dozen Ponds, and thousands of Vernal Pools
You may wonder how many is "a number"?
Let's say at least a half-dozen Ponds, and thousands of Vernal Pools
Apart from the MIramar Fish Pond (click to view its page)
I visited and photographed just a few ponds.
There are more at the SE corner of the base
on A1 Soils' site.
There are more at the SE corner of the base
on A1 Soils' site.
This fairly large marshy area is one of two blue areas
seen on the diagram below, near the Fish Pond.
Looking SE towards the pond, from outside the base
Looking NW from the road
For the page showing the appearance, restoration
and protection of vernal pools, go to
MCAS MIRAMAR VERNAL POOLS
