College Park Prairie in Deer Park

Gary Boyd

I used to drive by this site and not know the significance.

Good news! An amazing prairie remnant has been found in Deer Park. It is called the College Park Prairie, named after an adjacent elementary school. This is a 53-acre prairie pothole remnant with a full complement of pimple mounds and potholes. It supports an array of wildlife that includes pocket gophers, unusual and often elegant insects, grassland birds including Henslow’s, Le Conte’s and Grasshopper Sparrows, and nesting Eastern Meadowlarks and Loggerhead Shrikes.

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2 thoughts on “College Park Prairie in Deer Park”

  1. Don’t I wish I had $250K to send to these folks. Well, at least we can help to spread the word. I try not to hate developers, but sometimes I hate developers. I’ll be joining up and sending a check – thank goodness there’s some time. But that’s not much time at all….

    1. Linda, it’s really amazing when I think that as I grew up in this area I watched acre after acre change from just this type of unrecognized treasure to subdivision and refinery property. Almost all of the vacant property we used to pass, on trips to the bay down Red Bluff Road, were probably coastal prairie just like this one. Now almost all are gone…

      What is so amazing about the College Park Prairie is that it’s set right in the middle of a subdivided and developed area for the past 30 to 40 years… And it’s still as diverse as it is.

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