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Ecology
Malibu Creek and its surrounding area is home to a wide range of flora and fauna endemic to the region. These include a variety of wildflowers, Valley Oaks, and Sycamore trees, as well as a small group of Redwood trees, planted along Century Lake to maintain a lower temperature. Moreover, amphibians such as newts, salamanders, toads, and frogs are found in the creek, while many other animals, including turtles, herons, and a mountain lion, as well as many other animals, all rely on the creek and its inhabitants.

Geology
Malibu Creek runs through a section of the Santa Monica Mountains, which is, in part, largely covered by the Conejo Volcanics, a Miocene volcanic field. Several sections of volcanic rock, including the Conejo Volcanics, were formed along the coast of California by significant shifts in the tectonic plate boundaries found along the North American west coast, forcing magma through the crust, which cooled into the rock formations seen today.