Photo Essay

Jonathan Decker

Valley Grassland

Fiddleneck

Foothill Woodland

Another Foothill Woodland

Blue Oak

Brown Tile Lichen

Chaparral

Greenleaf Manzanita

Mixed Conifer Forest

Me in the forrest

Ponderosa Pine

Incense Cedar

Riparian

Alkali Grass

Broadleaf Cattail

Extra Credit

Mountain Meadow

Another Meadow

Giant Redwood

Riparian

• Riparian areas are forests that run along rivers, streams or other bodies of water. Because of their locations they benefit from greater moisture than plant communities that are further away from these bodies of water.

Valley Grassland

• Valley grasslands usually occur on flat plains or rolling hills.

Foothill Woodland

• Foothill woodlands are primarily found in low elevation and their main plant life are oak trees.

Mixed Conifer

• Mixed conifer forests occur at high altitudes. They consist of many types of pine trees.

Chaparral

• Chaparral areas are shrublands. They are formed by wet winters and dry summers.