DEVELOPED
AQUATIC RIVER RIPARIAN
Aquatic Pond Common Vegetation : grasses, cottonwoods Common Wildlife: waterfowl, raccoon, bullfrog, turtles, salamanders, non-native fish Notable Habitat Elements: open, still water with grassy tree-lined banks
IRRIGATED PASTURES
RIPARIAN
Aquatic River Common Vegetation: cattails, bullrush Common Wildlife: beaver, otter, osprey, heron, bald eagle, toads, bats, gartersnakes, native and non-native fish Notable Habitat Elements: active river channel with perennial flows; threatened and endangered species (fish)/critical habitat
Cliff / Hillside Common Vegetation: desertscrub (crucifixion thorn), grasses Common Wildlife: squirrels, burrowing mammals, lizard, canyon towhee, rock wren Notable Habitat Elements: white limestone soils, rock outcrops
MESQUITE WOODLAND DEVELOPED
RIPA
CLIFF/ HILLSIDE
RIA
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RI
PA R
IA
N
AQUATIC RIVER
DISTURBED/FALLOW
Irrigated Pasture Common Vegetation: grasses Common Wildlife: flycatchers, pocket gophers, say’s phoebe, brown-headed cowbird Notable Habitat Elements: fenceline provides perches for foraging birds
Riparian Common Vegetation: cottonwood-willow Common Wildlife: hawks, yellow-billed cuckoo, bats, summer tanger, Lucy’s warbler Notable Habitat Elements: nesting migratory birds, shaded river banks, cobble bars, tall perches, threatened and endangered species (snakes & birds)/critical habitat
MESQUITE WOODLAND
AQUATIC RIVER RIPARIAN
Developed Common Vegetation: large deciduous shade trees (cottonwood, walnut, mulberry, sycamore) Common Wildlife: robins, sparrows, great-tailed grackle, bats, geckos Notable Habitat Elements: building structures provide perches for foraging birds as well as nesting areas
Disturbed / Fallow Common Vegetation: grasses, annuals Common Wildlife: sparrows, finches, lizards, grasshoppers, butterflies Notable Habitat Elements: “edge” habitat used by wildlife from adjacent areas
Mesquite Woodland Common Vegetation: mesquite trees, grasses Common Wildlife: javelina, burrowing mammals, cicadas, pocket gopher Notable Habitat Elements: bird foraging habitat, high insect population, floodplain
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ROCKIN’ RIVER RANCH STATE PARK Existing Wildlife Habitat Characteristics
