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The Cosumnes River Preserve is a nature preserve of over 51,000 acres (210 km 2) located 20 miles (30 km) south of Sacramento, in the US state of California.The preserve protects a Central Valley remnant that once contained one of the largest expanses of oak tree savanna, riparian oak forest and wetland habitat in North America. [1]
The Cosumnes is one of very few rivers in the western Sierra without major dams. The Nature Conservancy's Cosumnes River Preserve is located just upstream from the Delta. Towns and cities along the Cosumnes River include Plymouth, Rancho Murieta, Sloughhouse, Wilton, Elk Grove, and Galt.
The Cosumnes River Preserve was created to safeguard much of that landscape. The city hosts an annual winter bird festival, in conjunction with the Cosumnes River Preserve, as many birds winter in and around the city. [17] Brewster House, on the National Register of Historic Places, is located there. The Galt Arno Cemetery District is located ...
The Harvest Water development is located roughly between Interstate 5 and Highway 99, south of the Elk Grove and north of Twin Cities Road and the Cosumnes River Preserve.
The largest private preserve is the 93,000 acres (380 km 2) Wind Wolves Preserve owned by the aforementioned Wildlands Conservancy. [21] In total, there are many dozens of land trust and conservation organizations active in California, with thousands of acres preserved on public and private lands through their efforts. [ 22 ]
Cosumnes River Preserve near Sacramento, California; Cosumnes River AVA, an American Viticultural Area in Sacramento County and San Joaquin County; Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California; Cosumnes River College (Sacramento RT) a light rail station in Sacramento, California; Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove, California
“Earlier today, an individual made a threat of violence against the campus at Cosumnes River College,” college officials wrote in a statement posted to social media just after 11:30 a.m.
Federal (Mojave National Preserve) A complex of over 20 large cinder cones of recent origin with extensive and continuous lava flows. [8] Cosumnes River Riparian Woodlands 1976: Sacramento: Private, Federal, State, and County