Natural History Wanderings

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR has a new wildflower report:

It looks like the park is at peak bloom now, but it should continue to be a great bloom through the end of April.  Although some poppy flowers are spent, there are many more buds still developing.  The big rain we had at the end of February, doubled with a little more a month later, will keep the peak going without fading fast.
There are rivers of orange that have migrated toward the eastern areas of the park now.
Patches of other wildflowers such as white forget me nots, purple lupine and lacy phacelia, yellow goldfields and fiddleneck are creating a mosaic of color throughout the park.  The best poppy showing is currently along the south Poppy Loop trail and the Antelope Trail- remember to stay on the trail; the poppies are right next to it so there’s no difficulty in seeing them.  Poppies are also abundant along our handicap-accessible trail this year.