California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) marine mammals Framed size is 28" x

Framed size is 28" x 28"

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and other sagebrush species

Gouache and colored pencil on Duralene

That means restoring ungulate herds

they are most impacted by the decline of suitable habitat in a heavily developed region

California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) marine mammals Framed size is 28" xThe Owens Valley is home to the critically endangered Owens Pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus). Threatened by the introduction of sportfishing species into the Owens River, the entire population of Owens Pupfish were removed from the river and relocated to carefully protected springs nearby. Sharing the freshwater ecosystems at this western edge of the Great Basin is the Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), which is also a host plant for the Mourning Cloak