Keywords: california wildlife nature desert outdoors historic geothermal hot springs hotsprings meadows habitat plants sierra nevada sierranevada landscape public lands publiclands outdoor river water riverbed mountainside hill Long Valley Caldera, east of the central Sierra Nevada Range formed as a result of the voluminous Bishop Tuff eruption, considered a "super eruption" about 760,000 years ago. This area consists of 18,210 acres of BLM land around Crowley Lake. The area has numerous geothermal hot springs and is home to a unique variety of plants and wildlife. Sage grouse, mule deer and the endangered Long Valley speckled dace are just a few of the species that can be seen. Wet alkali meadows and sagebrush habitat dominate the landscape. Photo by Sarah Purcell, BLM. Long Valley Caldera, east of the central Sierra Nevada Range formed as a result of the voluminous Bishop Tuff eruption, considered a "super eruption" about 760,000 years ago. This area consists of 18,210 acres of BLM land around Crowley Lake. The area has numerous geothermal hot springs and is home to a unique variety of plants and wildlife. Sage grouse, mule deer and the endangered Long Valley speckled dace are just a few of the species that can be seen. Wet alkali meadows and sagebrush habitat dominate the landscape. Photo by Sarah Purcell, BLM. |