Service Designates Critical Habitat for La Graciosa Thistle in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it has designated 24,103 acres of critical habitat for La Graciosa thistle (Cirsium loncholepis) in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The federally-endangered native California plant grows in coastal dunes and wetland areas. The final critical habitat is 14,344 acres smaller than the Service