Round Valley Regional Preserve

Cov Nroj Tsuag

Lub 2191-acre khaws cia muaj cov nyom uas tsis yog haiv neeg, cov ntoo qhib ntoo / savannah, cov ntoo cog ntoo thiab cov zej zog cog ntoo riparian. Cov nyom tshwm sim interspersed nrog dav sawv ntawm xiav ntoo qhib ntoo / savannah. Round Valley nws tus kheej feem ntau yog cov nyom txhua xyoo nrog lub hav ntoo qhib hauv cov dej ntws sib tshuam. Cov nyom uas tsis yog haiv neeg, tsis tau qhia rau California los ntawm cov neeg nyob thaum ntxov, suav nrog cov nyom nyom txhua xyoo. Cov nyom tseem ceeb yog txhua xyoo ryegrass, qus oats, mos chess, thiab ripgut brome, nrog cov qus barley, foxtail chess, liab brome, silver hairgrass, thiab txhua xyoo bluegrass tshwm sim nyob rau hauv tsawg dua. Cov paj ntoo thiab tsis yog haiv neeg tuaj yeem tshwm sim rau lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav.

Qhov ntxhab, sab qaum teb-sab hnub tuaj-ntug qhov chaw nyob rau sab qab teb sab hnub poob ntawm qhov khaws cia kev txhawb nqa sib xyaw ntoo qhib ntoo thiab chamise / dub sage / manzanita chaparral. Cov nroj tsuag Riparian thiab cov av ntub dej uas muaj cov nyom uas muaj dej noo, rushes, tshuaj ntsuab, tsob ntoo, thiab / los yog ntoo tshwm sim raws Round Valley Creek, uas yog ib feem ntawm Marsh Creek los ntawm cov toj roob hauv pes ib puag ncig Round Valley.

Lub kaum sab hnub poob ntawm kev khaws cia txhawb nqa cov ntoo qhib ntoo uas muaj xiav, hav, ntug dej hiav txwv nyob, sab hauv nyob, thiab cov ntoo qhib dub; California buckeye; thiab California bay laurel.

Cov nroj tsuag Riparian tshwm sim feem ntau nyob ntawm Round Valley Creek, uas Miwok Trail sib piv pib txog ib nrab mais ntawm thaj chaw staging. Lub kwj deg ntws mus txog rau thaum lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav lig lossis lub caij ntuj sov thaum ntxov, tom qab ntawd cov pas dej ua ke ntawm ntu ntu raws tus kwj deg. Tsob ntoo npog raws ntug dej yog sparse; Cov nroj tsuag muaj xws li spikerush, sedge, rabbitsfoot nyom, watercress, curly dock, liab paj, thiab willow.

Cov tsiaj qus

Round Valley Regional Preserve yog qhov chaw nyob rau ntau yam tsiaj qus uas muaj nyob hauv East Bay Area thiab kuj muaj qee hom tsiaj ntau dua rau Central Valley. Raws li nrog rau tag nrho California hav thiab toj roob hauv pes ib puag ncig, ntau hom hauv cheeb tsam no tau hloov zuj zus kom muaj sia nyob nrog cov khoom siv raws caij nyoog ntawm dej thiab zaub ntsuab.

Cov tsiaj txhu hauv Round Valley suav nrog California av squirrel, San Joaquin hnab tshos nas, Audubon's los yog suab puam cottontails, thiab cov khoom siv phom sij rau San Joaquin. Round Valley yog ib qho ntawm sab qaum teb ntawm cov khoom siv hma liab hauv California. Tus hma liab txaj muag no, uas yog nyob rau ntawm Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws thiab Lub Xeev cov npe uas muaj kev phom sij, nyob hauv hav zoov tab sis raug kev cais tawm thiab ua rau lub zos ploj tuag vim kev tshem tawm ntawm txoj kev taug kev thiab tsis muaj kev sib txawv ntawm caj ces ntawm cov neeg hauv zos me. Cov hma liab yog cov tsiaj nyeg rau coyotes thiab hma liab, thiab dev tuaj yeem ua tus kab mob vector rau cov hma liab. Zoo ib yam li lwm cov scavengers, nws raug rau cov tshuaj lom neeg thib ob. Cov kev cov nyom uas tau ntsib los ntawm cov hma liab thiab nws lub neej yav tom ntej hauv East Bay yog ib qho ntawm cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm Alameda-Contra Costa Biodiversity Study, thiab Park District tab tom ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev tiv thaiv hma los ntawm kev tiv thaiv nws qhov chaw nyob hauv Round Valley. .

Lub chaw khaws cia tseem yog tsev rau zes golden eagles, uas muaj kev tiv thaiv los ntawm Xeev thiab Tsoom Fwv txoj cai lij choj. Cov eagles golden pub rau hauv av squirrels, thiab nrog rau cov hauv zos burrowing owls, yog ib lub xeev "Txoj kev txhawj xeeb tshwj xeeb." Burrowing owls zes hauv av squirrel burrows thiab pub rau nas thiab kab.

Cov pas dej thiab cov kwj deg hauv Round Valley txhawb nqa tsoomfwv cov kev hem thawj California liab-legged qav, western toads, western pas dej vaub kib thiab Pacific ntoo qav. Cov tsiaj no yug nrog qhov pib ntawm lub caij ntuj no los nag, thiab burrow rau hauv av nkos los yog siv nas qhov rau hibernation thaum lub caij ntuj sov qhuav.

Geology

Lub bedrock geology ntawm kev khaws cia yog Cretaceous Panoche shale thiab sandstone nrog deposits ntawm alluvium tsis ntev los no nyob rau saum npoo nyob rau hauv hav thiab kwj dej ntws. Kev khaws cia muaj me me ntawm cov av zoo, feem ntau nyob hauv thaj chaw theem raws Marsh Creek thiab hauv hav zoo. Feem ntau ntawm cov av, txawm li cas los xij, yog qhov tsis zoo tsuas yog siv rau ntau yam, tsiaj qus thiab dej siv. Lub Marsh Creek (Mount Diablo) Fault yog nyob li ntawm ob mais sab qab teb sab hnub poob ntawm qhov khaws cia. Qhov txhaum no tau ua av qeeg me me; ob qhov av qeeg tseem ceeb tsis ntev los no (magnitude 5.5 thiab 5.6) tshwm sim xyoo 1980.

Chaw Ua Si Kev Ua Si

Kev khaws cia yog qhib rau hiking, caij nees thiab caij tsheb kauj vab (nrog qee qhov txwv). Kev nyab xeeb ntawm kev khaws cia yog qhuav thiab kub ntau tshaj 100 degrees Fahrenheit nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov. Npaj rau lub caij ntuj sov tshav kub: siv cov tshuaj pleev thaiv hnub, hnav lub kaus mom thiab cov khaub ncaws xoob xoob, hnav khau zoo rau hiking. Cov dej haus muaj nyob rau ntawm qhov chaw ua yeeb yam. Nco ntsoov nqa dej ntau nrog koj thaum koj mus ncig.

Mus pw hav zoov

The park features a backpacking site for groups of up to 25 people. There is non-potable water (boil, treat, filter or bring your own water) available at the site. There are leveled tent spaces, picnic table and a ADA accessible restroom. It is a 3.6 mile hike-in to the site from the Marsh Creek Staging Area.  Reservations can be made 2 or more business days in advance.  View the nplooj ntawv chaw pw hav zoov Yog xav paub ntxiv, thiab hu rau Reservations kom tseg.

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Vim qhov xwm txheej ntawm cov tsiaj qus nyob hauv Round Valley, tsis pub dev nyob hauv lub tiaj ua si.