
| The City of Davis, California houses one of the United States' most prestigious universities, the University of California at Davis. The small town, with a population just under 65,000, is located 15 miles west of Sacramento and 70 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Central Valley. It is a vibrant, progressive town that cherishes its smart-growth policies and agricultural heritage. The photos on this page are from the UC Davis campus and the Davis community. |
| UC Davis and the Campus Arboretum |
| Arboretum. Arboretum and trees near Shields Grove. Arboretum and botanical gardens. Flowers in bloom. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Lilly flowers in bloom near Shields Grove. Purple flowers in botanical gardens. Yellow flowers near Shields Library. Beetle on flower. Unusual botanical garden plants in bloom. |
| Davis Community and Environs |
| Left to Right: UC Davis farmland along Russell Boulevard, sunset. Yolo Bypass during flooding, early January 2005, with Yolo Causeway/I-80 at left. Olive Tree Lane between Hutchinson Drive and Russell Boulevard north of the UC Davis airport. Farm grain elevator and flooding at sunset near Yolo Causeway. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Sunset along Russell Boulevard. Cache Creek, seen from Highway 16. Cache Creek in the Capay Valley. Governor Schwarzenegger recently declared a large stretch of Cache Creek a state wild and scenic river. |