Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
Near the springs are the remains of fish traps built by Native Californian tribes such as the Achomawi, for whom the park is named.[2] About two thirds of the park's 5,930 acres (2,400 ha) is covered by jagged black basalt deposited in lava flows within the last two to five thousand years.[2] These resident people tended the local waterways, monitoring spawning beds and limiting their catches to conserve populations of the fish they used for food.The former region was formed by volcanic activity and has many associated geological features, such as lava tubes and craters that fill with spring water.[2] The local flora includes pines, ceanothus, western juniper, birchleaf and curlleaf mountain mahogany, and Garry oak.
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