Editing Pinole, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Capitol Corridor Pinole.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' train along Pinole's coastline on [[San Pablo Bay]]]]
[[File:Pinole area aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view: Pinole is around the center, and through the [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] of [[Richmond Parkway (California)|Richmond Parkway]] and [[Interstate 80 (California)|Interstate 80]] at lower right.]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (56.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The city of Pinole has habitat areas that support the [[endangered species]] [[Santa Cruz tarweed]] on the [[California coastal prairie]] [[ecosystem]]. A colony of this [[rare species|rare plant]] was discovered during preparation of an [[environmental impact report]] for a proposed [[shopping center]] on the east side of I-80 in the late 1980s. Subsequently, a plan was developed by the city to conduct replanting of this tarweed on the slopes within the right-of-way of the interstate. Also running through the city is [[Pinole Creek]].