Truckee Meadows

Along Steamboat Creek of the Truckee Meadow, the most common plants, include lush grasses like the Great Basin wild rye (Leymus cinereus) and tule (Scirpus sp.).

), greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus), horsebrush (Tetradymia glabrata), and spiny hopsage (Grayia spinosa) Common bunch grasses included wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum), bluegrass (Poa sp.

), Great Basin Wild rye (Elymus cinereaus), Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides), squirreltail (Sitanion hystrix), and needle and thread (Stipa comate).

[2] In 1857, pioneer rancher Peleg Brown, a Rhode Island native arrived in the Truckee Meadows with his brother, Joshua.

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which caused the Nevada Department of Transportation to divert the construction of Interstate 580 and U.S. Route 395 freeway around the property to preserve the home and ranch.

Named for the Truckee River, which flows through the valley from west to east, this area contains archaeological evidence of aboriginal human occupation.

The Truckee Meadows as seen from the base of the Virginia Highlands looking North toward Rattlesnake Mountain
Mustangs in the Truckee Meadows. Picture was taken just prior to this portion of the valley being developed with homes.
The house at Damonte Ranch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places