Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern

The Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a protected slough in Inyo County, eastern California. [1] It is located on the western side of the Chalfant Valley, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bishop in the northern Owens Valley area. [2]

Its 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) were designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) in 1982, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. [1] The Fish Slough Area is an oasis in the middle of the otherwise arid volcanic tableland.

Plants and biomes

The Fish Slough ACEC is located in the transition zone (ecotone) between the Mojave Desert and Great Basin biomes. [1] Plant communities including wetlands, alkali meadows, and uplands. [1]

One plant, Fish Slough milk vetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis), is endemic to the area. [3][4] The Alkali Mariposa lily (Calochortus striatus) is also a rare plant found in the ACEC, and is a vulnerable species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern". National Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land Management.
  2. ↑ "Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern". Recreation.gov.
  3. ↑ CalFlora Database: Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis (Fish slough milk vetch).
  4. ↑ "Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA.
  5. ↑ CNPS−California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants: Calochortus striatus (alkali mariposa lily) . accessed 1.1.2016.


Coordinates: 37°28′09″N 118°24′03″W / 37.46908°N 118.40086°W / 37.46908; -118.40086


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