Forests of California

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Chapters: Alder Creek Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Arcata Community Forest, Atwell Mill Grove, Black Mountain Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California chaparral and woodlands, California interior chaparral and woodlands, California mixed evergreen forest, California oak woodland, Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest, Closed-cone pine forest, Converse Basin, Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills (ecoregion), Elfin forest, Elfin Forest Natural Area, Evans Grove, Freeman Creek, Garcia River Forest, Garfield Grove, Giant Forest, Giant Sequoia National Monument, Headwaters Forest Reserve, Kennedy Grove, King Range Wilderness, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, List of California state forests, List of giant sequoia groves, Long Meadow Grove, Mariposa Grove, Maritime Coast Range Ponderosa Pine forests, McIntyre Grove, Mediterranean California Lower Montane Black Oak-Conifer Forest, Merced Grove, Mesquite Bosque, Monterey County reforestation, Mountain Home Grove, Muir Grove, Muir Woods National Monument, Nelder Grove, Northern California coastal forests (WWF ecoregion), Pacific temperate rain forest (WWF ecoregion), Packsaddle Grove, Ponderosa shrub forest, Redwood Grove, Redwood Mountain Grove, Sanctuary Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Sierra Nevada lower montane forest, Teakettle Experimental Forest, Tuolumne Grove. Excerpt: The following is a list of giant sequoia groves. All naturally occurring groves of giant sequoias are located in moist, unglaciated ridges and valleys of the west slope of the Sierra Nevada range in California, United States. They occur between 1370 ¿ 2000 meters (4500¿6500 ft) elevation in the northern half of the range, and 1700¿2250 m (5500¿7500 ft) in the south. Groves in the northern half of the range (north of the Kings River) are widely scattered and mostly small, while those south of the Kings River are more numerous. The total area of all the groves combined is approximately 14,416 ha (35,607 acres). The groves are listed from north to south in the list below. This list is based on five different sources, with slightly varying views on what constitutes a discrete grove; the differing interpretations are noted in italics. The lists of groves were compiled by Rundel (1972; recognizing 75 groves), Flint (1987; recognizing 65 groves), Willard (1994; recognizing 65 groves), the Giant Sequoia National Monument Visitor's Guide (2003) and the Draft Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan 2010. Currently, the U.S. National Park Service cites Rundel's total of 75 groves in its visitor publications. The updated lists from Willard and Flint are now known to be more accurate, therefore some of Rundel's 75 groves have been removed from this list. Below compiles a list of 68 sequoia groves. The 16 groves in the Kings River watershed are in Kings Canyon National Park (KCNP), the northern section of Giant Sequoia National Monument (GSNM), or Sequoia National Forest (SeNF), in southernmost Fresno County and Tulare County: The 23 groves in the Kaweah River watershed are all in Sequoia National Park or in private ownership, except the northernmost in Sequoia National Forest & Kings Canyon National Park: The 21 groves in the Tule River and Kern River watersheds are mostly in Giant Sequoia National Monument, with some areas in Sequoia National Park, Mountain Home Demonstration Stat