Editing San Francisco Peninsula (section)

==Environmental features==
The San Francisco Peninsula contains a variety of habitats including [[estuary|estuarine]], marine, [[oak woodland]], redwood forest, coastal scrub and oak [[savanna]]. There are numerous species of wildlife present, especially along the [[San Francisco Bay]] [[estuary|estuarine]] [[shoreline]], [[San Bruno Mountain]], [[Fitzgerald Marine Reserve]] and the [[forest]]s on the [[Montara Mountain]] block.

The area is home to several endangered species including the [[San Francisco garter snake]], the [[Mission blue butterfly]] and the [[San Bruno elfin butterfly]], all of which are endemic to [[San Mateo County]]. The [[endangered species|endangered]] [[California clapper rail]] is also found on the shores of [[San Francisco Bay]], in the cities of [[Belmont, California|Belmont]] and [[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]].

Although [[tule elk]], an elk subspecies found only in California, were historically native to the San Francisco Peninsula, they were hunted to extinction by 1850.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A review of considerations for restoration of tule elk to the San Francisco Peninsula and northern Monterey Bay counties of California |author=Richard B. Lanman, William C. Leikam, Monica V. Arellano, Alan Leventhal, Valentin Lopez, Ryan A. Phillips, Julie A. Phillips, Kristin Denryter |journal=California Fish and Wildlife Journal |year=2022 |volume=108 |issue=3 |pages=62–93 |doi=10.51492/cfwj.108.14 |url=https://www.doi.org/10.51492/cfwj.108.14 |accessdate=February 16, 2024|doi-access=free }}</ref> Expansion of Diablo Range elk to western [[Santa Clara County (California)|Santa Clara County]], and [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] and [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz Counties]] has been blocked by [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Highway 101]] in [[Coyote Valley, California|Coyote Valley]] south of [[San Jose, California]].<ref name=Connor>{{cite journal |title=Habitat suitability assessment for tule elk in the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas |author=Thomas Connor, Thomas J. Batter, Cristen O. Langer, Jeff Cann, Cynthia McColl, Richard B. Lanman |journal=California Fish and Wildlife Journal |year=2023 |volume=109 |page=e19 |url=https://journal.wildlife.ca.gov/2023/12/29/habitat-suitability-assessment-for-tule-elk-in-the-san-francisco-bay-and-monterey-bay-areas/ |accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

A number of noteworthy parks and nature preserves are found on the San Francisco Peninsula, including:

* [[Edgewood County Park|Edgewood Park]], San Mateo County
* [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]]—several units are located on the Peninsula
* [[Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District]]—several preserves
* [[Shoreline Park, Mountain View|Shoreline Park]], Mountain View, Santa Clara County