Mesquite Bosque

Background

Description and distribution  Description and distribution. This community is an open to fairly dense, drought-deciduous streamside thorn forest dominated by screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) with open, park-like interiors maintained by frequent flooding or fire. This community is found only in the Dos Palmas area. Of the 481 acres there, about 32% currently occurs on public land or private conservation land. Associated covered species. The species associated with this community is the crissal thrasher. This community may be used by riparian bird species during migration.