The area between the mountains is mostly pastureland.
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Planned in the sweeping open pasturelands of rural Colusa County, near the town of Maxwell, if completed Sites would be the largest new reservoir built in California since 1979, when the federal government opened New Melones Lake in the Sierra Foothills between Sonora and Angels Camp.—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 Take a leisurely walk through the bucolic pastureland and enjoy watching these beautiful gentle creatures enjoy their home.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025 Bittersweet Farm Restaurant and Tavern Surrounded by 29 acres of sprawling pastureland, Bittersweet Farm serves upscale American comfort food with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients.—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025 Flores says sources include ranchers looking to increase pastureland, road construction crews, land developers and utility companies.—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pastureland