Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve

Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
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Nearest cityRancho Mirage, California
Coordinates33°43′29″N 116°26′11″W / 33.7247°N 116.4364°W / 33.7247; -116.4364
Area3,800 acres (1,500 ha)
Established1975
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife

Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve is a California Department of Fish and Wildlife–protected area of the inland desert region of California, United States. The canyon, one of the natural attractions of the greater Palm Springs area of the Coachella Valley,[2] is known for its "colorful layered rock walls and palm tree oases."[3] The reserve was established in 1975,[4] in part because the spring is an important water source for desert bighorn sheep.[5]

Magnesia Spring Canyon is part of the Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area along with the Santa Rosa Mountains Wildlife Area and Carrizo Canyon Ecological Reserve.[6]

  1. ^ Protected Area Profile for Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve Archived March 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "An American Oasis". Plumas Independent. February 18, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ "Magnesia Spring Canyon is hike destination". The Desert Sun. January 20, 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ Nicol, Kimberly (April 3, 2012). "Why the top of Bump and Grind remains closed". The Desert Sun. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  5. ^ "Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  6. ^ "California wild! / produced by California Bureau of Land Management". HathiTrust. pp. 64–65. hdl:2027/uc1.31210024911008. Retrieved 2024-01-29.