▁bald ▁e ag les ▁can ▁d eter ▁golden ▁e ag les ▁( A qu ila ▁ch ry sa et os ) ▁from ▁bre eding , ▁the ▁recovery ▁of ▁bald ▁e ag les ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁Channel ▁Islands ▁has ▁also ▁helped ▁enable ▁recovery ▁of ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁island ▁fo x . ▁Golden ▁e agle ▁pred ation ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁ste ep ▁decl ine ▁of ▁island ▁fo xes ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁Channel ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁climate ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁is ▁marine ▁temper ate , ▁with ▁fro st s ▁rare ▁and ▁snow ▁almost ▁unknown ▁except ▁very ▁rarely ▁on ▁the ▁highest ▁mountain ▁s lop es . ▁Ann ual ▁ra inf all ▁var ies ▁from ▁about ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁sh or eline , ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁highest ▁mountain ▁s lop es . ▁P reci p itation ▁is ▁highly ▁variable ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year , ▁with ▁wet ▁years ▁altern ating ▁with ▁dr ought ▁years . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁rain ▁falls ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁March . ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁dry , ▁but ▁often ▁over cast ▁and ▁cool ▁with ▁coast al ▁fog . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁has ▁several ▁a irst ri ps : ▁ ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁Airport ▁( KS Z N ) ▁has ▁one ▁ ▁run way ▁with ▁orientation ▁ 9 / 2 7 ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁Christ y ▁A irst rip ▁( CA 9 7 ) ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁run way ▁with ▁orientation ▁ 9 / 2