San Joaquin Experimental Range Research Natural Area Establishment Record

The San Joaquin Experimental Range Research Natural Area is located near the center of the state in the granite-soil section of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Located in Madera County, 28 miles north of Fresno, this experimental range was established in 1934 as a branch station of what was then called the California Forest and Range Experiment Station. 

The range lies in the annual grass/oak woodland type and is characterized by grassy rolling hills with sparse covering of trees and occasional dense stands of brush. It is in the lower part of the woodland zone between the agricultural lands of the San Joaquin Valley floor and the higher brush and timber belts.