page_title: Carrizo Plain
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: Carrizo Plain / Carrizo Plain National Monument / Carrizo Plain Natural Area Plan / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: Carrizo Plain National Monument, in eastern San Luis Obispo County, central California. The flowers in the foreground include California poppies (Eschscholzia species), lupine (Lupinus species), and Monolopia species. Note that one can see Mount Pinos in the center distance, with snow on top (elevation 8,847 ft—2,697 m), and can also see the Elkhorn scarp on the left in the distance, which is the surface expression of the notorious San Andreas Fault. Taken in Spring—March 2003. PD-self
context_page_description: The Carrizo Plain across, in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, California, about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Los Angeles. It contains the 246,812-acre (99,881 ha) Carrizo Plain National Monument, and it is the largest single native grassland remaining in California. It includes Painted Rock in the Carrizo Plain Rock Art Discontiguous District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012 it was further designated a National Historic Landmark due to its archeological value. The San Andreas Fault occurs along the eastern edge of the Carrizo Plain at the western base of the Temblor Range.
context_section_description: When the CPNA Plan was implemented in the late 1990s, one of its first assignments was to gather information on the area's biological, cultural, recreational, and physical resources. The information obtained by the management partners has helped to ensure that each decision made on behalf of the Carrizo Plain National Monument will benefit all of its resources. This research has also helped to manage different activities and events within the plain. For example, plant community restoration seems to be one tool that could benefit the entire region by promoting native species diversity, re-establishing natural biological processes, and protecting endangered species habitats.
caption: Poppies, lupine, and monolopia.
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