Oasis de los Osos is part of the Colorado Desert and has many of the plants and animals typically found in the surrounding areas. However, the presence of the perennial creek, Lambs Creek, adds a different dimension, an oasis, to the desert landscape. The access to permanent water allows plant and animal species not normally found in the desert to survive and even at times flourish. It is this mixture of desert and riparian elements that make Oasis de los Osos a unique area for research and education. Here are just a few of the biological and geological sights that await your visit to Los Osos.
Looking up Lamb’s Creek into Oasis de los Osos
Oasis de los Osos Reserve was leased to the Natural Reserve System from The Nature Conservancy
Riparian habitat along Lamb’s Creek
Lamb’s Creek Oasis de los Osos orginal homestead
Desert shrubs looking out from Los Osos
Lamb’s Creek flows out into an alluvial fan
Nearby town of Snowcreek
Dense riparian vegetation near waterfall
Waterfall on Lamb’s Creek, Oasis de los Osos
Water flowing off the top of the waterfall
Looking down Lamb’s Creek from the waterfall area
Flowering prickly pear cactus
Mixed flowering plants along the creek
One of many species of lizards found in Los Osos
Windshaped rock found at Los Osos