>>2686026lol. Thanks for conceding defeat.
Oh look, even this history of riparian forests in the central valley described the grasslands as "extensive" and riparian forests as "strips" along waterways- which makes sense of course and is fully supportive of the central valley being predominantly grasslands and seasonal wetlands before 1850...oh well. I never said there were not riparian forests. My very first comment mentioned them. But they were a minority. lol. you lose.
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/docs/cmnt081712/sldmwa/katibahabriefhistoryofriparianforestsinthecentral%20.pdf