14 January 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the US Government listed its 29th Wetland of International Importance, the Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex.

The wetland complex is composed of seasonal and perennial freshwater wetlands such as creeks, ponds, marshes, vernal pools, swales, floodplains, riparian forest and grassland located in the Laguna de Santa Rosa Watershed. It is considered a biological hotspot due to its various types of rare and unique wetlands like vernal pools and their associated rare and endemic plant and animal species. [Ramsar Press Release]