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California's Precious Disappearing Prairies: A trip to the Willms Road Pond
Source info:
| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-03-04 02:10:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2015/03/californias-precious-disappearing.html |
Summary:
One of California's precious landscapes is being lost, again. The state once had a vast prairie extending for 400 miles from Redding to Bakersfield. The grasslands were of course put to the plow, and agriculture rules the environment today. Less than 5% of the original grasslands of the Great Valley remain, and they've been under renewed assault in just the past few years. The problem isContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | US | 35.3512 | -119.024 |
| California | US | 37.2719 | -119.27 |
| Great Valley | US | 42.193 | -78.6383 |
| Redding | US | 40.5761 | -122.372 |
Keywords:
agriculture rules, almond orchards, assault, Bakersfield, California, course, Great Valley, miles, original grasslands, plow, Precious Disappearing Prairies, precious landscapes, problem, Redding, state, trip, vast prairie, Willms Road Pond
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