Part II of Great Basin, Sierra Nevada, and Wasatch Plateaus Devil’s Kitchen, the Table, and Weepah Springs Many of the wilderness areas preserve mountain range sites, which are often forested islands of bristlecone pine forest, as well as volcanic and geologic features. Many of the remainder of the remote ranges in the Great Basin are … More Islands in the Great Basin Desert
Great Basin, Sierra Nevada and Wasatch Plateaus, Part I Fire and ice: The nation’s youngest mountains, oldest trees, and southernmost glacier I. Focus Area Boundaries: 35 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees West II. Country (State): United States (California, Nevada, Utah). III. Overview The Great Basin is the area between the Sierra Nevada … More Lahontan, Long Valley Caldera, and Methuselah
Oak woodlands where condors soar, the nation’s rarest pine tree, and the Mountains to Sea Trail This section describes the national systems of public lands and notable private lands which protect natural landscapes in the Mediterranean climate ecoregions of western North America. The areas listed are between 115 and 120 degrees West and 31 and … More Coastal Sage, Chaparral and Nearby Mountains, Part 2
Galapagos of North America, uncontrollable fires, and shark teeth as big as a hand I. Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees West II. Country (State): Mexico (Baja California), United States (California). Note: This post focuses on Mediterranean ecosystems within the map boundaries. Other desert and montane ecosystems within these map … More Coastal Sage, Chaparral and Nearby Mountains
The following is a list of National Historic Landmarks, other nationally designated sites, and notable sites of the prehistoric, historic, and scientific landscape in the Southwest, 30 to 40 degrees North, 110 to 120 degrees West. World Heritage Sites and a narrative were provided in the previous entry. Sites are keyed to the cultural landscape … More Cultural Sites of the Southwest
A. Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees West B. Countries (States): Mexico (Baja California, Sonora), United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah). C. Part II, The Cultural Landscape Expanded This section provides an overview of National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) and other notable historic properties in the desert southwest. Part III contains … More Aqueducts, Balboa, and Calico
Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees West Country (State): Mexico (Baja California, Sonora), United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah). Part I of the Cultural Landscape The prehistoric inhabitants of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts left behind abundant archaeological evidence of their presence. Canals, trincheras sites, and rock art are three … More Coso, Pueblo Grande, and Trincheras part 1
Part II of Warm Temperate China I. Map Focus Area: 30 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees East II. Countries (Provinces or Districts): China (Anhui, Beijing Municipality, Chongqing Municipality, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Tianjin Municipality, and Zhejiang). III. Overview of the Paleontological Landscape Prior to the … More Fang, Mei, and Shennongjia
Grand water diversions, 100,000 Buddhist sculptures, and sacred mountains Part I of Warm Temperate China I. Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 110 to 120 degrees East II. Country (Provinces and Municipalities): China (Anhui, Beijing Municipality, Chongqing Municipality, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Tianjin Municipality, and Zhejiang). III. … More Grand Canal, Longmen, and Tai Mountain
Rock art, stromatolites, and mass spawning I. Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees South; 108 to 117 degrees East II. Country (Provinces–Regions): Australia (Western Australia—Gascoyne, Mid West, Pilbara, and Wheat Belt regions). III. Overview This map area encompasses deserts and savannas of the Western Australia coastline. The northern and central areas are arid; however, occasional … More Dampier, Hamelin, and Ningaloo
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