Riparian trees on Permanente Creek include the State's tallest and third largest California bay laurel tree (Umbellularia californica) - see Gallery below, estimated to be over 200 years old [REF].
Shoreline Park meadows near the mouth of Permanente Creek provide critical remnant habitat for the Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), a bird that has vanished from many counties in the Bay Area.