Fort Ord landscape. Fort Ord is home to a rare maritime chaparral community of plant species, including a number that are federally listed under the Endangered Species Act, including the threatened Monterey spineflower and endangered Monterey gilia. Some plants in this ecosystem depend on fire for regeneration. The city of Monterey seen in the distance.

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