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2012 Vernal Pool Guided Tours
Jepson Prairie Preserve -- Solano County
Mather Field -- Sacramento County
Rancho Seco Howard Ranch -- Sacramento County
Santa Rosa Plateau -- Riverside County
Vina Plains Preserve -- Tehama County
North Table Mountain - Butte County

Vernal pool in western Tehama County. Photo by Carol Witham

Sauntering in any direction, my feet would brush about a
hundred flowers with every step... as if I were wading in liquid gold
-- John Muir describing the Central Valley of California in the spring of 1868

Howard Ranch preseason tour, March 15, 2008. Photo by Slow.

Research and Recovery in
Vernal Pool Landscapes
The proceedings of "Vernal Pool Conservation: Research, Progress and Problems.
Is Recovery Possible?" conference
held in Chico on March 26, 2010 is now
available. See www.csuchico.edu/herbarium/studies/detailed-book-list.shtml for additional information.

Vernal Pool Landscapes
The proceedings of "The Vernal Pool Complexes of the Northstate - Biology, Conservation and Management" conference held in Chico on
March 23, 2006 is now available. See www.csuchico.edu/biol/Herb/studies/number14.html for additional info and ordering.

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revised 03.01.2012