Carrizo Plain National Monument - Bureau of Land Management
WEBThree hundred years ago, California’s Central Valley was vast grassland where antelope and elk grazed and wildflowers swept the spring landscape. Today, amid urban and agriculture development, a remnant remains in the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Carrizo Plain National Monument - Bureau of Land Management
WEBThe Carrizo Plain National Monument, located 100 airline miles (160 km) from Los Angeles, is an area by-passed by time. Soda Lake, its centerpiece, is a glistening bed of white salt, set within a vast open grassland, rimmed by steep mountains.
Carrizo Plain - Wikipedia
WEBThe Carrizo Plain is an easily accessible place to see surface fractures of the San Andreas Fault; they are clearly visible along the eastern side of the plain, at the foot of the Temblor Range. They are best seen in early morning and evening light, when shadows enhance the topography.
Carrizo Commons - Carrizo Plain National Monument
WEBThe Carrizo Plain is the largest intact native grassland remnant of the vast San Joaquin Valley grassland and one of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems in California – home to 34 endangered or threatened species.
Carrizo Plain National Monument Tours - Bureau of Land Management
WEBCarrizo Plain National Monument is home to a number of curiously beautiful sights, both natural and man-made. Among those, visitors can expect to see an ancient rock art site, a creek bed disrupted by the San Andreas Fault and a lake filled with a …
Home - Friends of the Carrizo Plain
WEBThe Friends of the Carrizo Plain work to support the managing partners in the Education, Interpretation, and Conservation of the unique objects and resources of the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Carrizo Plain National Monument – Nature, archaeology and
WEBThe Carrizo Plain National Monument is found on the far eastern edge of Central California in San Luis Obispo County. Unlike the area’s beaches and oak studded hills, the Carrizo Plains might seem to be a desolate wasteland, void of anything of interest.
Home - Carrizo Plain Conservancy
WEBTucked into eastern San Luis Obispo County, an hour in any direction from the nearest town or gas station, lies the Carrizo Plain. This broad, largely undeveloped valley may be one of California’s best kept secrets with its rich diversity of wildlife, stunning wildflower displays and great vistas.
Carrizo Plain National Monument Tours - Recreation.gov
WEBCarrizo Plain National Monument is home to a number of curiously beautiful sights, both natural and man-made. Among those, visitors can expect to see an ancient rock art site, a creek bed disrupted by the San Andreas Fault and a lake filled with a …
Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve - California Department of Fish …
WEBThe Carrizo Plain is a diverse complex of scrub and woodland. The lowest elevations are dominated by spiny saltbush and iodine bush, with numerous vernal pools. Immediately upslope is either extensive non-native annual grassland or active drainages dominated by common saltbush.
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