Nov 19, 2010

This study produced GIS layers and a report describing historical habitats in the Guadalupe, West Valley, and Lower Peninsula Watershed Management Areas of Santa Clara County (the valley floor from Palo Alto to San Jose). Our mapping documents an array of habitats and channels (ca. 1800) over nearly 100,000 acres in western Santa Clara Valley, presenting the first detailed, comprehensive, well-documented historical mapping of the region.

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Historical Vegetation and Drainage Patterns of Western Santa Clara Valley (43.77 MB)

Programs and Focus Areas: 
Resilient Landscapes Program