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This is an ecological transition area forming the widest and largest part of the Tijuana River Watershed, between habitat of the coastal mountains on the west and those of the Tecate Divide/Sierra Juarez on the East.  It is also biogeographically important as the intersection of high elevation forests and meadows in the Laguna Mountains and low elevation habitats, including chamise and redshank chaparral covering rugged canyons and arroyos, inland valley grasslands, and low-gradient drainages lined with live oaks and Engelmann oaks.  Large area-dependent species that use the Laguna Mountains, such as the mountain lion, mule deer, badger, spotted owl, and golden eagle, use this area as well.  Arroyo toads are known to occur in some of the streams.  The Campo Valley bisects the portion of this area along the international border.  There are perennial springs and vernal pools around Neji and the watershed lands of Cañada del Testarazo, as well as habitats in the central portion of the valley that would maintain a landscape linkage across the border.

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