Natural History Wanderings

Here are the links to DesertUSA‘s current wildflower bloom reports and photos.

April 18, 2017 – The 2017 superbloom wildflower season is on in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, it is passed it’s peak but there are still many good areas to see wildflowers. Joshua Tree NP, Mojave Desert and Anza Borrego DSP have had cooler weather and wildflowers and cactus are still in bloom at the higher elevations. Nevada and Utah are now blooming. During the week is the best time to visit the desert.

DESERT WILDFLOWER UPDATES BY STATE AND PARKS

Arizona Deserts

• Phoenix Area and Northern AZ – Updated April 14, 2017
• Tucson Area and Southern AZ – Updated April 10, 2017

California Deserts

• Anza Borrego DSP – Updated April 15, 2017
• Death Valley NP – Updated April 18, 2017
• Joshua Tree NP and Nearby – Updated April 15, 2017
• Mojave NP – Amboy – RT 66 – Updated April 12, 2017
• Southern California – Updated April 18, 2017

More Areas

• Northern California and the Northwest – Updated March 29, 2017
• Nevada and Utah – Updated April 14, 2017
• New Mexico – Updated April 18, 2017
• Texas – Updated April 7, 2017

Read more: http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/wildupdates.html#ixzz4efF8lfma