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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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When Hwy 58 crests it is a Blue
oak and Pine woodland w/ some
chaparral on shallow soil of
steeper slopes. These upper elvers,
flats (~2mi. W. of 202hwy) are Blue
oak with Digger pine, Juniper &
scrub oak. From Tahachapi to
Monolith is grassland with outcrops
and some scrub oak (4000ft). Past
Monolith get grass land or juniper
& scrub on slopes. By Sandy Canyon
Road have desert scrub with
scattered junipers. About 8-12 mi.
before Mojave get Joshua trees,
crescote, juniper and atriplex
where begin descent into desert.
Few Joshua trees belows 300 ft,
then start again in bottom
lands. The last 15-20 miles to Barstow
is mostly Atriplex with crescents
restricted to deeper soil or at
edge of foothills. East of Barstow
to Nello Rd. have rolling hills
and a flood plain with crescents.
This is a paved Rd and looks
good for trapping, believed
for Daggett. Hwy 40 cuts across