Multi-Species Reserve
The Southwestern Riverside County Multi-Species Reserve contains more than 13,500 acres of natural lands surrounding both Lake Skinner and Diamond Valley Lake between Hemet and Temecula. Preserved in perpetuity, the Reserve was formed in part as an environmental mitigation measure for the Diamond Valley Lake project by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The Reserve contains several different types of native California habitat, including coastal sage scrub, willow riparian and oak woodlands, and grassland.
Many plant and animal species call the Reserve a home, including more than 16 State and Federal listed as sensitive, threatened or endangered species.
