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The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve was assembled in several stages; two parcels, comprising 3,100 acres (13 km 2), were purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 1984. The intervening parcels were purchased in the 1990s by the State of California , the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District , [ 3 ] and the Metropolitan Water ...
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Southeast of the Elsinore Mountains is the Santa Rosa Plateau, named for the Rancho Santa Rosa that once encompassed it. At the south end of the plateau there is a steep escarpment from the basalt capped mesas that line it, that descends from about 500 feet at Mesa de Burro to Sandia Creek on the east to about 1800 feet at Avenaloca Mesa to De ...
French Valley is a census-designated place located in the French Valley of Riverside County, California. [2] The 2020 United States census reported French Valley's population as 35,280, up from 23,067 at the 2010 census.
For example, tenajas at the Santa Rosa Plateau in southern California allow western pond turtles, California newts and red-legged frogs to survive through dry summer months. [ 1 ] During prolonged dry spells, deep tinajas may trap desert animals who cannot climb out due to the smooth walls.
The Santa Rosa Flat Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. See also. Earth sciences portal;
The Santa Rosa Island Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils. See also. Earth sciences portal; California portal; Paleontology portal;
Originally, the Russian River was one of several rivers draining westward from the Mayacamas Mountains through the Mendocino Plateau to the sea, a region lifted up by tectonic forces. The Navarro River drained from the Cobb Mountain area, while the Russian River drained from the Mt. St. Helena area. Being at a lower elevation, the Russian River ...