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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 River is a river in northern California in the United States. It rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows approximately 52.5 miles (84.5 km) [2] into the Central Valley, emptying into the Mokelumne River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Cosumnes is one of very few rivers in the western Sierra without major ...
3,315 acres (13.42 km 2) Established. August 23, 1993. Governing body. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve of 3,315 acres (13.42 km 2) located three miles (5 km) north of Oroville, in Butte County, northern California. The land was acquired by the state in October, 1993.
Cosumnes River Preserve (CRP) - Finding its origins in South Sacramento county in 1984, the Cosumnes River Preserve has dedicated its mission to secure preserved areas of around 46,000 acres of land. They aspire to continue preserving biodiversity and maintain all forms of life; ensuring that every endangered species is helped, and pursuing a ...
Area. 596,724 acres (2,414.86 km 2) Established. July 28, 1910. Governing body. U.S. Forest Service. Website. Eldorado National Forest. Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern California.
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.
Website. Merced National Wildlife Refuge. The Merced National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 10,262 acres (41.53 km 2) of wetlands, native grasslands, vernal pools, and riparian areas in California. It was established in 1951 under the Lea Act to attract wintering waterfowl from adjacent farmland where their foraging was causing crop damage.
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is a 14-acre (57,000 m 2) island located 80 miles (130 km) north of Humboldt Bay (less than 1-mile (1.6 km) off the Pacific Coast) near Crescent City. The island serves as the second-largest seabird nesting colony in California. Castle Rock Refuge has the largest breeding population of common murres in ...