Sagehen Hills
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The Sagehen Hills are a low mountain range in Nevada County
, California
.
The Sagehen Hills are part of the Sagehen Creek watershed and lie entirely within the Sagehen Experimental Forest . Research has been a major management focus for the Sagehen basin since the founding of Sagehen Creek Field Station
in 1951.
The Sagehen basin, including Sagehen Hills, differs from the surrounding watersheds in that it is essentially formed of un-glaciated volcanic overburden. Most of the Tahoe-Donner area is glacially scoured down to granite bed rock.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The Sagehen Hills are part of the Sagehen Creek watershed and lie entirely within the Sagehen Experimental Forest . Research has been a major management focus for the Sagehen basin since the founding of Sagehen Creek Field Station
Sagehen Creek Field Station
Sagehen Creek Field Station is a research and teaching facility of the University of California at Berkeley's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Berkeley Natural History Museums the California Biodiversity Center, & the University of California Natural Reserve System...
in 1951.
The Sagehen basin, including Sagehen Hills, differs from the surrounding watersheds in that it is essentially formed of un-glaciated volcanic overburden. Most of the Tahoe-Donner area is glacially scoured down to granite bed rock.