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Coachella Valley Preserve

Coordinates:33°49′52″N116°18′34″W / 33.831205°N 116.309518°W /33.831205; -116.309518[1]
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Protected area in California, United States

Coachella Valley Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Indio Hills, a California Fan Palm oasis, andSan Gorgonio Mountain
Map showing the location of Coachella Valley Preserve
Map showing the location of Coachella Valley Preserve
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LocationRiverside County, California,United States
Nearest cityPalm Desert, California
Coordinates33°49′52″N116°18′34″W / 33.831205°N 116.309518°W /33.831205; -116.309518[1]
Governing bodyU.S. Bureau of Land Management
WebsiteCoachella Valley Preserve

TheCoachella Valley Preserve is a protected area in theCoachella Valley located east ofPalm Springs nearPalm Desert, California. It protects parts of theIndio Hills and its surrounding areas. It contains theCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge, theIndio Hills Palms Park Property, and theThousand Palms Oasis Preserve. All are in theColorado Desert section of theSonoran Desert and adjacent to theLower Colorado River Valley region.[2][3][4][5]

Management

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TheCoachella Valley Preserve, a 2,206-acre (8.93 km2) area, is maintained by the non-profitNature Conservancy. The Indio Hills Palms Park Property is managed by theCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation.

California Fan Palm oasis

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The area is one of the few in the desert with anoasis fed by naturalsprings that supports the onlyCalifornia native palm, theWashingtonia filifera, or California Fan Palm. TheSan Andreas Fault, visible from the valley floor as a line of greenery along the base of the hills, captures groundwater that nurtures the palms. The 1,000 Palms Oasis grove is easily reached by foot from the trailhead.[6]

Desert pupfish

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Naturally occurringartesianponds provide habitat for theDesert pupfish, a small,endangered species of freshwater fish - roughly the size of a young goldfish. These ponds are part of the self-guided tour among the California Fan Palm groves.

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

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TheCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a restricted accesshabitat for theCoachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, listed as anendangered species in California, a threatened species in theUnited States and theIUCN classifies it as endangered.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Coachella Valley Preserve".U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
  2. ^"Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve".Center for Natural Lands Management.
  3. ^"Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge".U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
  4. ^"Indio Hills Palms Park Property".California State Parks.
  5. ^"Coachella Valley".Protected Planet.
  6. ^http://coachellavalleypreserve.org/fanpalm.htmlArchived 2010-04-29 at theWayback Machine . accessed 6/20/2010

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