City of Davis

Grasslands Regional Park is a 320 acre park on Mace Blvd (County Road 104) 4 miles south of Davis. The park contains significant natural resources and habitat for wildlife species. The Park also contains a number of existing active recreation uses including model airplane soaring, archery, and horseshoes. The City of Davis has restricted public access to 63 acres as burrowing owl habitat [33 acres for Mace Ranch habitat mitigation banking plus an additional 30-acre easement] with additional acreage restricted by oak woodlands preservation and vernal pools. the only other public uses of the remaining area are archery and model airplane use. In winter, raptors are abundant while in spring, unique passerines may be found utilizing this oasis of trees among the fields.

Habitat includes native grasslands and vernal pools in the northern half of the park and non-native grasses, oak woodlands, and eucalyptus trees around the archery site in the southern half of the park.

Special status species of concern that have been sighted at the park include:

More common wildlife that can be sighted at various times of the year include songbirds in migration:

• Common Poorwill Common Poorwill
• Tennessee Warbler Tennessee Warbler
• Grasshopper Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow
• Townsend's Solataire Townsend's Solataire