The mixed woodland habitat consists of a combination of Ponderosa pine, madrone, Douglas-fir, and numerous other plant species. This community could further be divided into oak-pine and mixed hardwood-conifer woodland communities. The oak-pine woodland is a zone where oak savannah and chaparral communities merge with a sprinkle of madrone, black oak, Douglas-fir, poison oak, common snowberry, and mountain mahogany. As we move further up the rocks to the base of the andesite cliffs, the well-drained loam soil is rich and moist and encourages diverse vegetation. The dense mixed hardwood-conifer community is dominated by madrone trees, with some California black oak, Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and incense cedar. The dense canopy of this forest community modifies its own environment through shading to cool the temperature and reduce evaporation.
California Black Oak
Cat's Ear Lily
Mixed Conifer-hardwood Woodland