March 6, 2025By Vicki Gonzalez
Dos Rios is the newest state park in California, which means there is a lot to discover. Located near Modesto, between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, this stretch of the San Joaquin Valley has been the site of microscopic exploration. In February, River Partners turned to the soil to learn about the life forms that call this floodplain home.
These places in the Central Valley, where we’re rejuvenating the river and its floodplains and bringing wildlife back, once hosted such an incredible biodiversity of species, not just residents that live in the Valley all the time, but migrants that are part of the gigantic Pacific Flyway.
River Partners President Julie Rentner
