A River Finds Its Way Home: Celebrating 15 Years of Work at Great Valley Grasslands State Park
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The Grasslands Floodplain Restoration Project reconnected the San Joaquin River with more than 220 acres of historic floodplain habitat in February 2026, marking completion of a 15-year effort to restore one of the last and largest undisturbed expanses of wetlands and native grasslands in California's San Joaquin Valley.
The river reconnection is complete; long-term habitat recovery and species population outcomes will take additional time to assess.
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