Natural History Wanderings

Joshua Tree National Park just made their last report of the year available. They had technical problems so the report is a week old a new wildflower report:

The wild flower bloom has spread throughout the park. Visitors will see many different species, though not large concentrations, in bloom along roads and most trails. Please park safely to enjoy the flowers, and watch out for desert tortoises and snakes crossing the roads.
The new location: “QV” or Queen Valley indicates the section of Park Boulevard between the Pinto Basin Road junction and Quail Springs, and the surrounding area.
This is our final wildflower report for spring, 2012

To see the full report which includes detailed location and abundance of each species that is in bloom go to:

http://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/upload/apr30_bloom_report.pdf