Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

Sierra Club National Thanks Donald Trump

 Sierra Club National Press Release |

SIERRA CLUB THANKS DONALD TRUMP FOR HELPING PEOPLES CLIMATE MARCH RECRUITMENT

Trump will Decide on U.S. Involvement in Paris Agreement by Late May

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said today that President Donald Trump would decide by late May whether to pull out of the universal climate accord reached in Paris. The Paris Climate Agreement was reached by over 190 nations in December 2015, and is an historic, world-wide pact to tackle the climate crisis.

In response, Sierra Club Peoples Climate March Campaign Coordinator Maura Cowley released the following statement:

“The fact that Donald Trump is even considering stripping US leadership out of the broadly popular Paris Climate Agreement just shows how out of touch he is with reality and the rest of the world. Thanks to U.S. leadership, 175 countries signed the historic accord to give us a path to tackle the climate crisis, but now Trump would put us behind China and India in addressing the climate crisis.

“In the meantime, we’d like to thank Trump for giving everyone who cares about climate action another reason to join the Peoples Climate March. A large majority of the public wants climate action and supports the Paris Agreement, and we intend to make that absolutely clear to Trump  in the streets of Washington, DC and in marches around the world on April 29th.”

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

Marin County Wildflowers: Ring Mt. and Mt. Burdell 3/30/17

The Marin County CNPS has the following report for Ring Mt.

Many good patches of goldfields on the ridge, dozens of Oakland star tulip on the northeast side (near Taylor Fire Road), some buttercups, bluedicks, blue-eyed grass, phacelia, owl clover, iris, and tidytips.

See photos for Ring Mt. and Mt. Burdell at Marin Native Plants

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

 Homestead Valley Land Trust Wildflowers 3/29/17

Homestead Valley Land Trust has a new post with photos for flowers now in bloom at March 29, 2017 – Homestead Valley Land Trust

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

A Few Sierra Foothills Photos

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 Mojave Desert Wildflowers 3/20/17

The Mojave Desert Interpretive Association published a wildflower report at poppies, Poppy Reserve/ Mojave Desert Interpretive Association Field Observations.

Please note this report is dated 3/20/17 so it is not up-to-date information.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

California Wildflower Updates 3/30/17

Where to photograph in California – Yahoo Groups (Calphoto) has new reports for North Table Mountain, Figueroa Mountain,New Cuyama, Figueroa Mountain, Wind Wolves Preserve and Carrizo.

North Table Mountain. Fantastic flower displays! The main thing is to hike out away from the parking lot area, where the display isn’t as good as sometimes (but still not bad). On a Wednesday, the parking lot still filled up, but there weren’t huge crowds.
Lots of good flowers if you are interested in individual flower shots.
For landscape photographers, the poppies and lupines weren’t as showy as some years. But I’m not sure that they will get much better. Lots of meadowfoam in the low spots. Large vistas of goldfields. More popcorn flower and bird’s eye gilia than I’ve seen in recent years, and these make some amazing swaths of color on the hillsides.
Lots of water in the waterfalls and streams, but it wasn’t too hard to get around the hillsides. I’ve been there in much wetter times.
 I don’t have a complete list of plants, as I have many pictures to process, but I found Bitterroot, sky lupine, plantago, lots of Blue Dicks, white hyacinth, purple owl’s clover, frying pan and foothill poppies, pretty face, meadow foam, goldfields, yellow carpet, yellow violets, at least three different species of popcorn flower, huge seep monkey flowers, a purple monkey flower, buttercups, white tipped clover, cowbag clover, stonecrop, butter ‘n eggs, bird’s eye gilia, lacepod, valley tassels, larkspur, two kinds of woodland star, red maids, miner’s lettuce.

Figueroa Mountain – Conditions were okay.  Poppies near the summit.  Lots of lupines, bush and grape soda.  It looks like a lot of the bush lupines are just starting. It was pretty windy and the hiking I did was not too productive.  I really wanted to find those chocolate lilies (no luck though)!    https://flic.kr/p/S6vB5z

New Cuyama area – Lots of Hillside Daisies. Conditions are not as good as 2010, but they are still amazing. https://flic.kr/p/T6EW9Q

Wind Wolves Preserve – Not really much for Wildflowers.  I hiked about 3 miles into the canyon and saw a lot of phacelia past peak and sporadic lupine and just a couple of poppies.  The grasses were very tall and, with the wind, really showed why they call it Wind Wolves!

Carrizo – Conditions at Carrizo are better than what Theodore Payne newsletter reports.  The Temblor range is covered in many areas by Monolopia and some areas have Phacelia and Poppies.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

Why Diamond Valley Lake Wildflower Trail Is Closed

The Press Enterprise  reports

The Wildflower Trail at Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet has been so popular, it has been temporarily closed.

As some hikers have been getting too close the blooms, Metropolitan Water District, which operates the trail near the massive drinking-water reservoir, closed the trail Wednesday, March 29, and will reopen it at sunrise Friday, March 31.

Read full story and see photos at Why Wildflower Trail at Diamond Valley Lake is closed – Press Enterprise

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 30, 2017

Bay Area Wildlife Information Resource

Looking for information about San Francisco Bay Area Wildlife? Check out  Wildlife of the San Francisco Bay Area

The Bay Area is a prime destination for discovering the wonderful and wild world of California wildlife. From the cool, blue depths of San Francisco Bay, to the sage-covered hills of Mount Diablo, the Bay area offers a multitude of species – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects. There is a great variety of natural places with varying habitats for the nature lover to explore.

This website, sfbaywildlife.info, will help you discover what there is to see, where to see it, and most importantly how to go about it. With detailed checklists for mammals, birds and other animals, identification resources and extensive guides to viewing locations, sfbaywildlife.info provides a unique, yet comprehensive portal to the world of Bay Area wildlife watching.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

Sierra Foothill Photos

Here are a few of photos from today.

Lewisia rediviva at Red Hill Rd. on the Serpentine area next to the main parking area.

 

Monkeyflowers along Creek on Red Hill Rd.

 

Tidy Tips and Vernal Pools on Wilms Rd. (south of 120 opposite Knight’s Ferry)

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

DesertUSA Wildflower Updates 3/30/17

Here are the links to DesertUSA’s current wildflower bloom reports and photos. Don’t miss the  Carrizo Plain photos in the Southern California section below. 

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

Anza Borrego Wildflower Hike: Rock House Loop

Anza Borregohiking.com  has a post Rock House Loop

This is one of the best flower loops right now, in the south of the park.Not a super easy hike, expect some boulders and scrubs on this unsigned trail.
Trail description: http://borregohiking.com/hiking/2012_rockhouse_loop.html
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Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers: Species in bloom reports

3/27 A loop hike from Bow Willow to Rockhouse canyon was long overdue.Our expectations were high as this is close to our excellent bloom hike in Inner Pasture.Along the route there are an incredible number of Senna and Britlebush in bloom.Indigo bushes in full bloom are a sight to see and above all to smell, they are by far the strongest smelling plant in the desert right now.Most cacti are in bloom and Desert woolly star, Eriastrum eremicum eremicum are about to go.
Species in bloom below 3000 feet: 106
Pictures: Rockhouse Loop

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Wildflowers 3/29/17

The Daily Breeze reports

Wildflower displays in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve are peaking following the wet winter storms.The Rancho Palos Verdes site is awash in California bush sunflowers, wild mustard, arroyo lupine and many other colorful blooms.

See photos at Wildflowers busting out all over at the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

Figueroa Mountain Wildflowers 3/30/17

 submitted by Helen Tarbet Recreation Technician Los Padres National Forest

Figueroa Mountain Wildflower Update March 30, 2017

I have good news and bad news. Which should I tell you about first? Okay, we’ll start with the good news. More and more of the different wildflower varieties are proudly starting to display their beautiful spring colors. Now for the bad news……the California poppies, not so much. Due to the much needed rain that we have had on Figueroa Mountain, many think that this would bring a tremendous wildflower display. While this is true for some varieties, high volume of rainfall has a tendency to hinder others, such as the poppies and sky lupine. Along with wildflowers, comes lots of very tall and dense grasses during wet years. When wildflowers, such as poppies and lupine bloom on the mountains and hillsides that they share with these grasses, the grasses overtake the flowers. This limits the blooms and those that do manage to bloom in these areas, are covered by the tall grasses and since the poppies and lupine require lots of sun and cannot get it from the shadowing grasses, they are very short lived.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2017

DesertUSA Wildflower Updates 3/29/17

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

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White House Rejects Scientific Consensus On Climate Change

Western Environmental Law Center News Release

White House rejects scientific consensus, guts U.S. climate policy

In an executive order released by the White House today, President Trump seeks to reverse the core policy safeguards put in place by the Obama Administration to address climate change. The Trump order represents a sweeping attack on action to account for intensifying and anticipated climate impacts to the American West. These impacts include declines in mountain snowpack and streamflow, insect and wildfire outbreaks on our forests, disruptions to urban electricity and water supplies, and drought-induced economic hardship to our farms and ranches. Climate change is also an international problem; Trump’s secretary of defense, James Mattis, citesclimate change as a driver of international instability and a national security threat.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 28, 2017

Red Hill Road Wildflowers 3/28/17

Red Hill Road has excellent displays of wildflowers right now.

Most displays are primarily Goldfields mixed with Buck Brush shrubs. There is also a mix of Johnny Tuck, Tidy Tips and Star Lily in the displays closest to Chinese Camp.

To learn more about the Red Hill area see California Wildflowers recent post: Red Hill ACEC Wildflowers

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 28, 2017

Henry Coe Wildflower Update 3/28/17

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Henry Coe State Park has a new wildflower bloom report  for March 28, 2017 at the Pine Ridge Association website with photos and a list of flowers now in bloom at: Henry W. Coe – Wildflower Guide.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 28, 2017

Three California Wildflower Updates

Where to photograph in California – Yahoo Groups (Calphoto) has a new reports yesterday for New Cuyama, Wind Wolves and Jepson Prairie.

New Cuyama today (or there abouts).  Conditions were excellent! Not as good as 2010, but plenty of Hillside Daisies and Lupines close to the road.  A good mix of Tidy Tips, Cream Cups, Goldfields, Blue Dicks, mini Lupines (not sure of the official name), a scattering of Owls Clover and Poppies (if you looked real hard).
Definitely worth a drive:https://flic.kr/p/S6rZiv

Wind Wolves today.  There are some patches of color on the distant hillsides, but nothing much along the trails.  Wildflower trail was past peak.  Fiddlenecks are most predominate in the valley with scattering of Lupine.  Some Tansy leaf Phacelia (past peak) in the first mile of the Canyon View Trail and Blue Dicks further in.  I saw less than a dozen of poppies along the trail.  The grasses were tall and thick (and beautiful in the wind).  It was a great hike, but not for color.

Jepson Prairie If anyone is planning on heading out to Jepson Prairie this week or next, a recommendation. Flowers in the public area are looking good, but to see the most spectacular display you need to walk (or drive) down the road from the main parking lot as it crosses the lake, going to the end (it is about 1.2 miles) near the barn. The display of Meadowfoam mixed with Yellow Carpet is amazing right now. Keep in mind, though, that you can’t go into the field as that area isn’t open to the public. You have to stay on the road side of the barbwire fence. Also, if you want to get close to the fence, bring your boots as the water in the ditch is calf deep (look for Chorus Frog tadpoles there)…. the meadowfoam is as good as I’ve ever seen it. Also note that you want to be there more or less mid morning to midday, because Meadowfoam closes up at night and it takes time to open up. 

It can be windy (today was amazingly calm), so check conditions at the Travis AFB weather station.

Side note: A reminder that there are public tours now through Mother’s Day on Saturday/Sunday 10:00 am to noon. You will see more interesting things if you go on the public tour.

Consider signing up for Where to photograph in California – Yahoo Groups (Calphoto) to see more reports and discussions of nature and photography in California.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 28, 2017

Massive whale formation gathers off Pt. Reyes

The San Francisco Chronicle

More than 66 gray whales were spotted off Point Reyes on Saturday, the most so far this season.

See photos and read full story at Massive whale formation gathers off Pt. Reyes – SFGate

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Table Mt. Wildflowers 3/27/17

North Table Mountain Wildflowers report
submitted by Daniel Jhong

There is now a good showing of wildflowers at the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in Oroville, CA. However, the flowers seem to be a bit late as compared to last year. Not as many poppies yet and many of the goldfields are small but growing. It might still be at least a week away from peak bloom. The most concentrated areas of flowers seem to be near the top of some of the small hills and surrounding the mounds of volcanic rock.
Because it rained the day before, several of my friends ended up with wet and muddy shoes. If you don’t have water resistant shoes, it may be good to have an extra pair to change to when you get back to your vehicle. If you are going to hike to the waterfalls, it may require crossing and rock hoping over a couple small streams/ creeks along the way. There are some paths but no real established trails. The CDFW is not offering guided wildflower tours this year but there is staff by the entrance on the weekends to answer questions and help with directions. If you watch or follow many of the locals, they are all going about the same direction toward Phantom Falls walking straight out into the fields and going a bit to the right from the parking lot entrance. After going about 1 -2 miles you will see a lot more purple flowers as you get near Phantom Falls.

The Oroville Wildflower & Nature Festival will be this coming Saturday, April 1st from 10am to 4pm at the Nelson Complex. There is free admission to the event and guided wildflower bus tours up to Table Mountain with a $10 reservation donation.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Sierra Foothills Backroad Flowers and Birds 3/27/17

Today we did a drive through the backroads of the Sierra Foothills west of highway 49. From Highway 49 we took the Old Toll Rd. to Hornitos to Lake McSwain and Lake McClure back to Hornitos to Bear Valley Rd. to Why. 49. We followed at least in part directions from Toni Faurver’s Wildflower Walks and Roads of the Sierra Gold Country in her Mariposa area section.

The first part of the road is described as hard chaparral. It has Chamise, Grey Pine, White-leaf Manzanita, Buck Brush Ceanothus, Live Oak and Toyon.  The later part of the road was Oak Woodland and Oak Savannah and ranches. There was a lot of song by Wrentits. We also saw Chipping Sparrows, Acorn Woodpeckers and Ravens.

There was also a stream running parallel to the road creating moisture for plants that needed it.  Flowers in bloom included Blue Dicks, Buttercups, Mtn. Violets, Goldfields, Johnny Tuck, Fringepod or Peppergrass, Popcorn, Fiddleneck, Caespitose  or Tufted Poppy, a small Lupine with narrow leaves, a somewhat taller Lupine, and Harvest Brodiaea.

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We drove past the outskirts of Hornitos on the way to the Lakes and found Hornitos Rd. less interesting as it was mostly ranch lands. We spotted crested Cormorant, Black Phoebe and Nuttall’s Woodpecker.

When we first went into the Lake McSwain area we were disappointed as we mainly saw only Johnny Tuck, Caterpillar Phacelia, Valley Tassels, an alien purple vetch, and lots of alien Filaree.

However, after we left the picnic areas and main part of the recreation area drove towards Lake McClure; it was a more interesting Oak Woodland. We saw white and blue lupines, Fiddleneck, Valley Tassels, Pretty Face, Harvest Brodiaea, Blue Dicks, Caespitose Poppy, Tomcat Clover and Bush Lupine.

We took Bear Valley Road back, which was somewhat like Old Toll Road, a combination of Oak Woodland, Ranch Lands, and Hard Chaparral. We saw a King-Fisher, Red-Tail Hawk, Western Scrub Jay, and Turkey Vultures.  Flowers included Chinese Houses, Fiesta Flower, Fiddlenecks, Woodland Star, Popcorn, Johnny Tuck, Goldfields, Buck-Brush, and Redbud.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers Update 3/27/17

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association reports

The low elevation bloom in the Borrego Valley is well past its prime right now but scattered flowers can still be found in the areas where the bloom was heaviest over the past few weeks.  Coyote Canyon and the sunflower fields along Henderson Canyon Road still have some flowers but caterpillars and time are deteriorating them on a daily basis. There are still many scattered wildflowers along the trails in the vicinity of Borrego Springs, and this is a great time to hike, with the desert remaining much greener than it has been in years.   Glorieta Canyon, rising from the southwest side of the Borrego Valley is a great short hike, stunning right now and emerged in a bright yellow bloom of Brittlebush.  Yaqui Pass, at the south end of the Borrego valley, on S3, is also brilliant with its yellow display.  Beavertail cactus, with bright fuchsia colored flowers, are now in bloom in many locations around the Borrego Valley.   A good area to see flowers within a short walk of the car is the “ocotillo forest” south of Tilting T along Borrego Springs Road, with hundreds of ocotillo in full bloom and scatterings of desert dandelions covering the ground.

See photos at Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers Update

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers has these recent Wildflower Reports

3/26 A loop completely off the beaten track, off the busy pictographs trail.
The boulder rich terrain and south facing terrain are ideal for a good bloom.
This was our third try to find Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium in bloom, so we had a pretty good feeling for the terrain, so this time we

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Death Valley N.P. Wildflowers 3/27/17

Death Valley National Park Facebook page has the following wildflower update

“Are there flowers in Death Valley this year?”

Due to last year’s superbloom, this has been the most common question in the past few weeks. However, did you know, that a superbloom event only occurs once a decade?! One only occurs under near perfect conditions – the right amount of rain, sufficient warmth, and a lack of drying winds are all required. Unfortunately, this year has been a slow year for flowers.

However, there are still a handful of places where you may be lucky enough to see just a few species. Mud Canyon, Jubilee Pass, and the Furnace Creek Visitor Center courtyard are 3 of the places where you’ll have the best luck. Happy hunting!

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Hungry Valley Wildflowers 3/26/17

Hungry Valley OHV has a new wildflower for 3/26/17

The grasslands are slow to show bright color yet, but the deep golden-hued fiddleneck and the pinkish filaree are in abundance.

Though just starting in the valley, the flowers are beginning to get showy with purple patches of phacelia found behind Sterling Campground and north of Circle Campground; 4WD recommended to access these sites, though they are visible from Gold Hill Road if you are northbound.

The goldfields have exploded in many areas of the park, but are especially eye-catching at the practice track. The white daisy-like tidy tips are blooming between Aliklik and Lane Ranch Campgrounds among the goldfields. Further south, the blue dicks are starting to open on their long, slender stems.

See photos at  Wildflowers at Hungry Valley

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

DesertUSA Wildflower Updates 3/27/17

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

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Antelope Valley Poppies & Wildflowers 3/26/17

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR reports

As of March 26th, the east end of the park is covered with poppies and patches are starting to fill in around other areas!  We do not expect a full carpet of poppies across the park, but many other flowers such as goldfields, lupine, and lacy phacelia are also creating a mosaic of color that changes daily.  Depending on the season’s weather, the bloom could last into mid to late April.

If possible, visiting on weekdays (Monday-Friday), is highly recommended. We are reaching full capacity on weekends, so by mid-morning the line to the entrance kiosk can be long or the entrance road may be closed altogether when the lots are full. Visitors may park on Lancaster Road and walk in for free, but must stay on the pavement and enter at the kiosk; visitors entering the park through the fenceline or by walking across the open fields from the road will be fined. Expect long lines for the restrooms on weekends.

Going off of the trails to walk in the poppies crushes the plants and may result in a ticket. DO NOT step off the official trail where others have already damaged plants or there is only bare dirt; it will compound the damage and leave a scar for years to come. No dogs, bikes, drones, or picking flowers.

Poppies curl up at night or if it’s cold so check the weather forecast before arriving.  The weather can change suddenly and it is frequently windy here during the spring.  This is a DESERT grassland, so drink water often.  Note that it can be very windy here in the spring.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 27, 2017

Redwoods Reduce Impact Of Global Warming

The Mercury News reported how the Redwood Forests can help combat global warming

California’s ancient redwood forests aren’t just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth — a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming.

California’s ancient redwood forests aren’t just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth — a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming.

The towering trees remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere per acre than any other forests on the planet, including tropical rain forests, researchers found in a discovery that could influence everything from logging rules to how parks are preserved as the state grapples with climate change.

via Are California redwood trees the answer to global warming? – The Mercury News

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 26, 2017

North Bay Wildflower Photos 3/26/17

See photos for Ring Mt., Annadel State Park and Big Rock (on Lucas Valley Rd.) at the Marin CNPS Facebook page at Marin Native Plants

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 26, 2017

Hite Cove Wildflowers 3/26/17

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Today we hiked Hite Cove and made it out about two miles at our slow photographer/botanizing pace. As it was cloudy the poppies and gilia didn’t start to open until on the way out. It doesn’t look like there will be dense carpets of Poppies this year. The best displays were mainly Goldfields which began after entering the National Forest (the first 3/4 mile is through a right of way across private land). Most abundant are Blue Dicks, Bird’s Eye Gilia, and Goldfields. Many species are in bloom. See plant list.

Our plant of the day was White Fairy  Lantern/Calochortus albus (our third Calochortus of the year in our quest to see how many Calochortus species we can photograph).

Lots of grasses are coming up. Beware poison oak is along and sometimes across the trail including bare stems.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 26, 2017

Red Rock Canyon Wildflowers

See a great photo of Red Rock Canyon State Park (just north of Mojave) of some beautiful patches of flowers at Wildflower Season – Michael Frye Photography

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