11" x 14" print - Pupfish in the Owens Valley long-tailed_weasel these species may be pushed

these species may be pushed beyond their capacity to adapt

Sticky Monkey Flower

and some of the other organisms that share the wet areas they stalk

Zayante Band-winged Grasshopper

It also means preventing their exposure to toxins such as lead and rodenticides in the environment

11" x 14" print - Pupfish in the Owens Valley long-tailed_weasel these species may be pushedThe Owens Valley is home to the critically endangered Owens Pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus). Threatened by the introduction of sportfishing species into the Owens River, the entire population of Owens Pupfish were removed from the river and relocated to carefully protected springs nearby. Sharing the freshwater ecosystems at this western edge of the Great Basin is the Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), which is also a host plant for the Mourning Cloak