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Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve

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Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve adjoins the Mendota Wildlife Area on the east.

The vegetation is relict grassland and includes some species typical of the valley alkali sink community such as Delphinium recurvatum, Plantago elongata and Lepidium dictyotum.

The rare Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides exilis, may occur here.

Integrity: The area has been grazed and fenced. Use: Research, educational, observational.

February 1982

Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman







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