Three hundred years ago, California’s Central Valley was vast grassland where pronghorn and elk grazed and wildflowers swept the spring landscape. Today, amid urban and agriculture …

The California Central Valley grasslands is a temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in California's Central Valley.

California’s native grasslands are among the most endangered ecosystems in the world, yet they play a vital role in supporting biodiversity, combating climate change, and sustaining our …

One of California’s most dramatic wildflower blooms colors the landscape in the spring, and rare, dark, night skies escape the light pollution of sprawling development. Locations such as …

The 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 …

The Carrizo Plain is the largest single native grassland remaining in California. It includes Painted Rock in the Carrizo Plain Rock Art Discontiguous District, which is listed on the National …

California's Major Grassland Types. Valley & South Coastal Grasslands. Includes upland herbaceous vegetation in California’s Central Valley extending upslope to 700 or more meters …