The Natural Community Conservation Planning program is an effort by the State of California and numerousprivate and public partners that takes an ecosystem approach to planning for the protection and perpetuation of biological diversity ...

Urban Science | Local Habitats | From the Desert to the Sea: Major Habitats of Southern California By: Cathy Jacobs, PH.D, Dept. of Biology California State University Dominguez Hills Rocky Intertidal Zone Coastal Salt Marsh Chaparral Fresh water Marsh Coastal Sage Scrub Southern Oak Woodland Valley Grassland Riparian Woodland Forests Pinyon-juniper Woodland Joshua Tree Woodland Scrubs Due to ...