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Year - 2008
Scale - 1/2" to the Mile (1:126,720)
Topo Lines - No
Shaded Relief - Yes
Plastic
Los Padres National Forest encompasses nearly two million
acres in the beautiful Coast and Transverse Mountain Ranges
of central California. The forest stretches across almost 220
miles north to south from the spectacular Big Sur coast
in Monterey County to the western edge of Los Angeles County
and includes two separate land divisions. Elevations in the forest
range from sea level to 8,800 feet. Los Padres is often
thought of as "brush country," but in fact consists of an amazing
variety of landscapes. Major ecosystems include chaparral (68% of the land area),
oak woodland, mixed conifer, coast redwood, grassland, pinyon-juniper, semi-desert scrub
and riparian. The forest provides habitat for about 500 animal species and nearly 1200
plant species.
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