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Lawns, the most unnatural vegetation imaginable for the desert, dominate large areas in such communities as Palm Springs.
Palm Springs, CA (1977).
Large areas of California have been transformed to urban landscapes with hardly a trace of the original vegetation.
vicinity of the Macarthur BART station, north Oakland, CA (1986).
Most of the original riparian habitats of California have been altered, some totally obliterated by brutal flood control structures.
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA (1974).