Vegetation Map - Southern San Joaquin Valley [ds1021]

Geodatabase feature class containing a map of vegetation of portions of the Southern San Joaquin Valley using the National Vegetation Classification System and Survey of California Vegetation standards produced by the Geographical Information Center (GIC) at CSU Chico. The areas mapped were selected to: 1) abut the existing vegetation map of the Carrizo National Monument ; 2) include areas in the southernmost portion of the San Joaquin Valley that are identified in the map “Conservation Opportunities –San Joaquin Valley” ; and 3) to include as much of the USDA Ecological Subsections (Miles and Goudey 1997) on the southern and eastern edges of the San Joaquin Valley as funding would allow (Hardpan Terraces, Elk Hills and Southern Valley Terraces). Additional mapping will be completed for the San Joaquin Valley, including but not limited to the southernmost portion of the Hardpan Terraces subsection.