Delta National Park

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Captured Sloughs: During the historical period of reclamation, land development companies often filled in waterways to create larger tracts of land. Many…
Tags: history, landscape, territory

Posted by dnpadmin on 05/02 at 06:10 PM • #

	Water Hyacinth, Trapper Slough Water hyacinth was introduced to the Delta as an ornamental plant. It is aggressive, and has filled or partially filled several sloughs, making them impassable. The dense, mat-like cover also cuts off sunlight to the water below, affecting plants and animals living there.
	Water above land Photograph showing the typical, inverted relationship between land and water in the Delta.
	Tree at water’s edge This image is an effective illustration of subsidence.
	Tree and barge Another illustration of subsidence.
	Ryer Windrow panorama Panorama of Ryer Island vineyard and windrow.
	Ryde mini-golf This mini-golf course is set within a pear orchard at the Ryde Hotel.
	Pruned pear branches, Ryer Island The quotidian poetics of agriculture. This image shows a donut-shaped mound of pear tree prunings, carefully organized for no doubt a very logical reason.
	Newport Drive, Discovery Bay Mark’s garden, corner of Newport Drive and Bolinas Place, Discovery Bay, Contra Costa County.
	Newport Dr cul-de-sac Mark’s garden, corner of Newport Drive and Bolinas Place, Discovery Bay, Contra Costa County.