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===Land development scheme=== | ===Land development scheme=== | ||
[[File:Calsahara-hoov.jpg|thumb|350px|Abandoned homestead on the Carrizo Plain]] | |||
In 1960, the original Spanish land grant was parceled out into over 7,200 2.5 acre (10,000 m2) sections by optimistic real estate developers. According to their own advertising fliers, these developers believed that the California State Water Project might bring water to the area. In 1963, an advertisement tried to attract land investors to purchase: “2½ full acres, fertile soil, not desert, as little as $20 down and only $20 per month, $1,795 (equivalent to $15,246 in 2020) full price.” As of 2020, the assessed value of most of these tracts is only around $3,000 each, meaning investors would have been better off putting their investment into a savings account. | In 1960, the original Spanish land grant was parceled out into over 7,200 2.5 acre (10,000 m2) sections by optimistic real estate developers. According to their own advertising fliers, these developers believed that the California State Water Project might bring water to the area. In 1963, an advertisement tried to attract land investors to purchase: “2½ full acres, fertile soil, not desert, as little as $20 down and only $20 per month, $1,795 (equivalent to $15,246 in 2020) full price.” As of 2020, the assessed value of most of these tracts is only around $3,000 each, meaning investors would have been better off putting their investment into a savings account. | ||
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==Animal life== | ==Animal life== | ||
[[File:Giant-Kangaroo-Rat.jpg|thumb|Giant Kangaroo Rat]] | [[File:Giant-Kangaroo-Rat.jpg|thumb|Giant Kangaroo Rat]] | ||
The Carrizo Plain is home to 13 species listed as endangered either by the state or federal government, the largest concentration of endangered species in California. Some of these species include the San Joaquin kit fox, the San Joaquin antelope squirrel, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the giant kangaroo rat, greater and lesser sandhill cranes, and the California condor. The tule elk, pronghorn, black-tailed jackrabbit, western coyotes, and Le Conte's thrasher all also make their homes in the Carrizo Plain. The hotter climate and ecology of Carrizo Plain allows the Le Conte's thrasher of the Southwestern United States to have a small disjunct range farther north than normal. | The Carrizo Plain is home to 13 species listed as endangered either by the state or federal government, the largest concentration of endangered species in California. Some of these species include the San Joaquin kit fox, the San Joaquin antelope squirrel, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the giant kangaroo rat, greater and lesser sandhill cranes, and the [[California condor]]. The tule elk, pronghorn, black-tailed jackrabbit, western coyotes, and Le Conte's thrasher all also make their homes in the Carrizo Plain. The hotter climate and ecology of Carrizo Plain allows the Le Conte's thrasher of the Southwestern United States to have a small disjunct range farther north than normal. | ||
* [[San Joaquin kit fox]] – a small nocturnal subspecies of the kit fox that was formerly common throughout the San Joaquin Valley but has recently become endangered. | * [[San Joaquin kit fox]] – a small nocturnal subspecies of the kit fox that was formerly common throughout the San Joaquin Valley but has recently become endangered. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument BLM website for the Carrizo Plain] | * [https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument BLM website for the Carrizo Plain] | ||
[https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/columns-blogs_/over-the-hill/article39160608.html Article about original land scheme] | * [https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/columns-blogs_/over-the-hill/article39160608.html Article about original land scheme] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Calsahara]] | [[Category:Geography of Calsahara]] | ||
[[Category:Calsahara]] | [[Category:Calsahara]] | ||