Jepson Prairie Reserve

Located in the Sacramento Valley, the Jepson Prairie Reserve is an island of remnant natural prairie in a wide alluvial floodplain used primarily for agriculture. The reserve protects one of the best few remaining vernal-pool habitats, which are found only in the western United States and few other places in the world, as well as precious remnants of native bunchgrass prairie that once covered one-fourth of California. The site provides the only known home for the federally threatened delta green ground beetle and federally and state endangered Solano grass. Altogether, over 400 species and 64 families of plants, including 15 rare and endangered plants are found on site. The reserve land is owned by the Solano Land Trust; UC Davis provides a supporting role in reserve management.