Anonymous
06-17-2004, 11:25 AM
From: Kate Mawdsley, katem@libpo.ucdavis.edu
Date: 03/07/00
Time: 03:24 PM
Jepson Prairie Preserve Weekend Tours Begin March 11
Public tours of Jepson Prairie Preserve will begin on Saturday, March 11. Recent rains and warming temperatures have filled the vernal pools and encouraged rapid growth of the spring flowers.
Volunteer docents will lead an easy walking tour beginning at 11 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday through May 14, highlighting the features of the unplowed grasslands and the vernal pools. This landscape, widespread in the Central Valley before European settlement, is now increasingly rare. It has plants which survive winter flooding to creates masses of color in spring and unique aquatic creatures which use the temporary pools as a refuge from predatory fish.
Jepson Prairie Preserve is owned and managed by the Solano County Farmlands and Open Space Foundation, a non-profit land trust formed in 1986. As part of a campaign to create an endowment to maintain and enhance the Preserve, a donation of $1 or more per adult tour participant is requested.
Groups of 5 or more should make reservations for tours by leaving a message with telephone number for reply at (707)421-1351. A short self-guided nature trail is available for visitors during daylight hours; all other areas of the Preserve are closed except for guided tours. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended, and visitors may wish to bring drinking water.
To reach Jepson Prairie Preserve, take Highway 113 South from I-80. Twelve miles south of Dixon, where 113 turns east at an overhead warning light, go straight onto the gravel road, Cook Lane, cross the railroad tracks, and continue to the parking area near the eucalyptus trees.
Date: 03/07/00
Time: 03:24 PM
Jepson Prairie Preserve Weekend Tours Begin March 11
Public tours of Jepson Prairie Preserve will begin on Saturday, March 11. Recent rains and warming temperatures have filled the vernal pools and encouraged rapid growth of the spring flowers.
Volunteer docents will lead an easy walking tour beginning at 11 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday through May 14, highlighting the features of the unplowed grasslands and the vernal pools. This landscape, widespread in the Central Valley before European settlement, is now increasingly rare. It has plants which survive winter flooding to creates masses of color in spring and unique aquatic creatures which use the temporary pools as a refuge from predatory fish.
Jepson Prairie Preserve is owned and managed by the Solano County Farmlands and Open Space Foundation, a non-profit land trust formed in 1986. As part of a campaign to create an endowment to maintain and enhance the Preserve, a donation of $1 or more per adult tour participant is requested.
Groups of 5 or more should make reservations for tours by leaving a message with telephone number for reply at (707)421-1351. A short self-guided nature trail is available for visitors during daylight hours; all other areas of the Preserve are closed except for guided tours. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended, and visitors may wish to bring drinking water.
To reach Jepson Prairie Preserve, take Highway 113 South from I-80. Twelve miles south of Dixon, where 113 turns east at an overhead warning light, go straight onto the gravel road, Cook Lane, cross the railroad tracks, and continue to the parking area near the eucalyptus trees.