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The Coast Range ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and California.It stretches along the Pacific Coast from the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in the north to the San Francisco Bay in the south, including Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington, the entire length of the ...
These forests are generally found in areas exposed to coastal fog. In the north, they occur on upland slopes, in riparian zones, and on riverine terraces. In the south, where annual precipitation is lower, they are constrained to coves and ravines.
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California. It is within San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County. It protects more than 7,000 acres (28 km 2) of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands and hosts a diversity of native wildlife.
The complex is composed of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, and the Grasslands Wildlife Management Area. The complex consists of nearly 45,000 acres (180 km 2 ) of wetlands , grasslands, and riparian habitats , as well as over 90,000 acres (360 km 2 ) of ...
Riparian woodlands up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) are dominated by western sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and various willow species such as Salix gooddingii, Salix laevigata, and Salix lasiolepis. Riparian understory contains California laurel (Umbellularia californica) and Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii). [5]: 393–394
The Bureau of Land Management’s National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) includes over 850 federally recognized areas and in California, manages 15,500,000 acres (63,000 km 2) of public lands, nearly 15% of the state's land area. [3] The National Landscape Conservation System is composed of several types of units: national monuments ...
Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area: 24,950 New Mexico: Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area: 21,767 Arizona: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: 62,844 Colorado: John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area [1] 29,868 Utah: King Range National Conservation Area: 57,288 California: Las Cienegas National ...
Wetlands of California — including estuaries, marshes, and perennial riparian areas. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.