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These many-petaled flowers adorn the altars made for the holiday. The flowers’ bright orange color and sweet, earthy smell are believed to help lure the souls of the dead from their graves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico sells his flowers at the San Francisco Flower Market, a wholesale market housed in a row of cavernous warehouses in the city’s SOMA neighborhood. The market has over 4,000 registered buyers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the days before the holiday, Rico says, the warehouse will fill up with marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to see orange everywhere,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many regional flower wholesalers say marigold sales have gone up in the past few years. One likely reason is the 2017 Disney film \u003cem>Coco\u003c/em> about Día de los Muertos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is kind of funny, but I will say after \u003cem>Coco\u003c/em>, [there’s been an] increase of people interested in the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead. It’s been so popular,” says Raul Dueñas, the account manager for Rafa’s Wholesale Flowers, which also sells at the SF Flower Market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dueñas, also a floral designer, says a spate of restaurants, schools and hotels have been asking him to install marigold displays this year, and his business expects to sell 2,000 more bunches than they did last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Bunches of marigolds in plastic wrapping.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marigolds sit on display at Rafa’s Wholesale at the San Francisco Flower Market in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Filice, the owner of Regional Farms, a flower wholesaler based in Gilroy, says she’s noticed a notable uptick in marigold sales, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If Walmart has Día de los Muertos decorations, it must be big, right?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the Bay Area’s rapidly growing Indian population, marigolds are also often used in wedding garlands and for the holiday Diwali, which falls on Nov. 12 this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether it’s driven by supply or driven by demand, it’s clear that we’re selling more and more marigolds,” says Alexander Peter Bottemanne, a flower industry consultant. [aside postID=news_11930492 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg']According to Bottemanne, in recent years, Ecuador has emerged as a major exporter of marigolds and other flowers that used to be grown in California. He says higher land prices in California have caused many flower farmers to sell their land or switch to more profitable crops than flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the uptick, marigolds aren’t driving huge profits for most local florists, like Mauricio Vivas, owner of Tony Rossi and Sons Flower Shop in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our sales probably go up maybe about 10%,” he says. “It’s not that much of an increase in our sales just because of the price of the flower. It’s not a very expensive flower.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One bunch of marigolds sells for about $10 to $15, as compared to a bunch of roses, which sells for more than twice that amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Vivas contends it’s still worth having the festive orange flowers on hand. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Mauricio Vivas, owner, Tony Rossi and Sons Flower Shop in Oakland\"]‘It’s like if I would have been there when my actual ancestors were doing the same rituals that we are doing now. I feel like I was there too.’[/pullquote]“It brings people, and then they buy something else that we have at the store,” he says, pointing to papel picado, candles and other items typically used to decorate community altars and private ones in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vivas, who is from Michoacán, Mexico, also has a personal connection to marigolds. When he picks up a bunch of them, he says, the hairs on the back of his arm stand up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like if I would have been there when my actual ancestors were doing the same rituals that we are doing now,” he says. “I feel like I was there too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vivas added that he just loves marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person reaches for something beween bouquets of marigolds in a large indoor setting.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe Rico helps customers with marigolds at Lupe Farms at the San Francisco Flower Market in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you see this flower from far away, it will just brighten up your eyes. It’ll just kind of make you happy,” he says. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Lupe Rico, second-generation farmer in Colma\"]‘So when I’m cutting flowers right now, I say, ‘Dad, I’m cutting the flower that you used to cut. I feel in peace.’[/pullquote]Lupe Rico, the farmer from Colma, says he’s made an altar to remember his father, who died this year and whom he worked alongside at their farm for over 40 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So when I’m cutting flowers right now, I say, ‘Dad, I’m cutting the flower that you used to cut,’” he says, holding back tears. “I feel in peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"One California flower farmer said he recently cut most of the 30,000 marigolds he grew on his land in Colma just in time to sell for Día de los Muertos celebrations.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1698865797,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":998},"headData":{"title":"Bay Area Flower Farms Burst with Marigolds for Día de los Muertos | KQED","description":"One California flower farmer said he recently cut most of the 30,000 marigolds he grew on his land in Colma just in time to sell for Día de los Muertos celebrations.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Bay Area Flower Farms Burst with Marigolds for Día de los Muertos","datePublished":"2023-11-01T17:26:42.000Z","dateModified":"2023-11-01T19:09:57.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/ef7fa392-830e-43a5-b3bb-b0ad01013d48/audio.mp3","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11966024/bay-area-flower-farms-burst-with-marigolds-for-dia-de-los-muertos","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Like many California flower farmers, Lupe Rico has been in a frenzy over the last few days — cutting most of the 30,000 marigolds he grew on his Colma farm in time to sell for Día de los Muertos celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This year, we grow a lot because we always come up short,” says Rico, a second-generation farmer. “We put some more this year, and we’re going to see what happens.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘You’re going to see orange everywhere.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Lupe Rico, second-generation farmer in Colma","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It’s impossible to imagine \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dia-de-los-muertos\">Día de los Muertos\u003c/a>, which begins Wednesday, without marigolds. These many-petaled flowers adorn the altars made for the holiday. The flowers’ bright orange color and sweet, earthy smell are believed to help lure the souls of the dead from their graves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico sells his flowers at the San Francisco Flower Market, a wholesale market housed in a row of cavernous warehouses in the city’s SOMA neighborhood. The market has over 4,000 registered buyers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the days before the holiday, Rico says, the warehouse will fill up with marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to see orange everywhere,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many regional flower wholesalers say marigold sales have gone up in the past few years. One likely reason is the 2017 Disney film \u003cem>Coco\u003c/em> about Día de los Muertos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is kind of funny, but I will say after \u003cem>Coco\u003c/em>, [there’s been an] increase of people interested in the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead. It’s been so popular,” says Raul Dueñas, the account manager for Rafa’s Wholesale Flowers, which also sells at the SF Flower Market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dueñas, also a floral designer, says a spate of restaurants, schools and hotels have been asking him to install marigold displays this year, and his business expects to sell 2,000 more bunches than they did last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Bunches of marigolds in plastic wrapping.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marigolds sit on display at Rafa’s Wholesale at the San Francisco Flower Market in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Filice, the owner of Regional Farms, a flower wholesaler based in Gilroy, says she’s noticed a notable uptick in marigold sales, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If Walmart has Día de los Muertos decorations, it must be big, right?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the Bay Area’s rapidly growing Indian population, marigolds are also often used in wedding garlands and for the holiday Diwali, which falls on Nov. 12 this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether it’s driven by supply or driven by demand, it’s clear that we’re selling more and more marigolds,” says Alexander Peter Bottemanne, a flower industry consultant. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11930492","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>According to Bottemanne, in recent years, Ecuador has emerged as a major exporter of marigolds and other flowers that used to be grown in California. He says higher land prices in California have caused many flower farmers to sell their land or switch to more profitable crops than flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the uptick, marigolds aren’t driving huge profits for most local florists, like Mauricio Vivas, owner of Tony Rossi and Sons Flower Shop in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our sales probably go up maybe about 10%,” he says. “It’s not that much of an increase in our sales just because of the price of the flower. It’s not a very expensive flower.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One bunch of marigolds sells for about $10 to $15, as compared to a bunch of roses, which sells for more than twice that amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Vivas contends it’s still worth having the festive orange flowers on hand. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘It’s like if I would have been there when my actual ancestors were doing the same rituals that we are doing now. I feel like I was there too.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Mauricio Vivas, owner, Tony Rossi and Sons Flower Shop in Oakland","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It brings people, and then they buy something else that we have at the store,” he says, pointing to papel picado, candles and other items typically used to decorate community altars and private ones in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vivas, who is from Michoacán, Mexico, also has a personal connection to marigolds. When he picks up a bunch of them, he says, the hairs on the back of his arm stand up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like if I would have been there when my actual ancestors were doing the same rituals that we are doing now,” he says. “I feel like I was there too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vivas added that he just loves marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person reaches for something beween bouquets of marigolds in a large indoor setting.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231026-DayoftheDeadMarigolds-07-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe Rico helps customers with marigolds at Lupe Farms at the San Francisco Flower Market in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you see this flower from far away, it will just brighten up your eyes. It’ll just kind of make you happy,” he says. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘So when I’m cutting flowers right now, I say, ‘Dad, I’m cutting the flower that you used to cut. I feel in peace.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Lupe Rico, second-generation farmer in Colma","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Lupe Rico, the farmer from Colma, says he’s made an altar to remember his father, who died this year and whom he worked alongside at their farm for over 40 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So when I’m cutting flowers right now, I say, ‘Dad, I’m cutting the flower that you used to cut,’” he says, holding back tears. “I feel in peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11966024/bay-area-flower-farms-burst-with-marigolds-for-dia-de-los-muertos","authors":["11785"],"categories":["news_29992","news_8"],"tags":["news_4092","news_19133","news_18538","news_1620","news_33425","news_3070","news_22973","news_20131","news_20132","news_20356","news_27626","news_85","news_25066","news_30085","news_20138","news_28736","news_18","news_38","news_33424","news_20730"],"featImg":"news_11965706","label":"news"},"news_11733926":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11733926","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11733926","score":null,"sort":[1553036428000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"where-to-see-a-superbloom-in-the-bay-area","title":"Where to See a 'Super Bloom' in the Bay Area","publishDate":1553036428,"format":"image","headTitle":"Where to See a ‘Super Bloom’ in the Bay Area | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Update, April 24, 2023:\u003c/strong> Found this story and looking for more up-to-date recommendations on where to spot a “super bloom” of wildflowers in the Bay Area? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Read our latest guides:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1981882/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area-plus-the-science-behind-the-super-bloom\">Where to See Wildflowers Near You in the Bay Area (Plus, the Science Behind the ‘Super Bloom’)\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1982256/best-bay-area-hikes-for-spring-where-to-see-waterfalls-wildflowers-and-mushrooms-after-all-that-rain\">Best Bay Area Hikes for Spring: Where to See Waterfalls, Wildflowers and Mushrooms After All That Rain\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story:\u003c/strong> Traffic jams. Trampled flowers. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1939331/super-bloom-selfie-quest-overwhelms-lake-elsinore-as-100000-descend-on-poppypalooza\">Disneyland size crowds\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent wildflower “super blooms” in Southern California — and the legions of selfie-hungry Instagrammers they’ve attracted — have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1939331/super-bloom-selfie-quest-overwhelms-lake-elsinore-as-100000-descend-on-poppypalooza\">caused the kind of stir\u003c/a> not usually associated with botanical events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1020x626.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1200x736.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A super bloom of wild poppies blankets the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, the term “super bloom” \u003cem>is\u003c/em> most commonly used to refer to the spectacular explosions of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnps.org/\">native wildflowers\u003c/a> that spring up in desert areas like the Mojave Desert. But according to \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/\">Modern Hiker\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11732758/photos-wildflowers-and-butterfly-populations-super-bloom-in-unison\">the phrase is actually a recent invention\u003c/a>, made up in the last few years to mean “a bunch of flowers.” So why not thumb your nose at our SoCal cousins \u003cem>and\u003c/em> their traffic jams by visiting one of these colorfully floral Bay Area spots below — to catch a sort-of-super bloom of your own?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/californias-spring-2019-wildflower-forecast\">Visit California’s 2019 Super Bloom guide\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s peak wildflower season is a little later than Southern California’s (late April to mid-June). So, several of these spots below won’t actually be blooming yet, and when they do, the saturation can really vary from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s more, a lot of the Bay Area’s blooming hillsides — as shown in the photos submitted by readers below — are actually due to invasive species like wild mustard, \u003cem>not\u003c/em> native wildflowers. Vibrant (and Instagrammable) riots of color they may be, but the proliferation of these flowering plants is actually one of the reasons the Bay doesn’t \u003cem>get\u003c/em> true “super blooms” of native wildflowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, remember: If you’re visiting these spots to capture their beauty for social media prestige, stick to marked trails to take your shots, and definitely \u003cem>don’t\u003c/em> pick any flowers. (As well as damaging the landscape, you could also get a ticket.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">North Bay: Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1080px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful floral carpet spotted on the Chimney Rock Trail in Pt Reyes \" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut.jpg 1080w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A colorful floral carpet spotted on the Chimney Rock Trail in Pt Reyes \u003ccite>(christy_nana on Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As if you needed more excuses to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>, in springtime several of its trails are exploding with color. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/chimney_rock.htm#onthisPage-7\">The 1.75-mile Chimney Rock trail\u003c/a> boasts poppies, owl’s clover, tidy tips, checkerbloom, paintbrush, Douglas iris and footsteps-of-spring, plus incredible oceans views. A short drive away, a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/hike/abbotts-lagoon/\">Abotts Lagoon\u003c/a> (at the right time of year) also offers a seasonal blanket of golden poppies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/activities/hiking/bobcoomber/wildflowers.htm\">East Bay: Berkeley Hills\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733943\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1092px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary and French Broom -- both invasive species -- in the Berkeley Hills\" width=\"1092\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut.jpg 1092w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-800x601.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosemary and French Broom — both invasive species — in the Berkeley Hills \u003ccite>(Liam O'Donoghue via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, the East Bay is a veritable goldmine of springtime blooms. But on a clear day the Berkeley Hills also present the added bonus of stunning vistas across the Bay, as well as those wildflower carpets. Check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/activities/hiking/bobcoomber/wildflowers.htm\">East Bay Regional Park District’s handy guide\u003c/a> to favored spots for inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/destination/mt-davidson-park/\">San Francisco: Mount Davidson Park\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11734231\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11734231\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wildflowers atop Mount Davidson, San Francisco \u003ccite>(@TheRealWBTC via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At 938 feet, \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/destination/mt-davidson-park/\">Mount Davidson\u003c/a> is the highest point in San Francisco. Most Bay Area residents know it best for the iconic 103-foot concrete cross at its summit, but in springtime the grassland on its east side plays home to a range of native wildflowers blooms, including California poppy, blue-eyed grass, hog fennel, checkerbloom and mule’s ears.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">South Bay: Russian Ridge Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-800x480.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-1200x721.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flowering meadow in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the air turns warmer, much of \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">this 3000+ acre preserve\u003c/a> on the Peninsula becomes a riot of color, thanks to its native wildflowers: from poppies and lupine to gumweed, mules ear and brodiaea. And if you go a little too early for the flowers, at least you’ll be rewarded with amazing coastal views. (If \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog\">Karl the Fog\u003c/a> doesn’t decide to accompany you.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did we miss any beautiful blooming spots in the Bay Area? Tweet \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqednews\">@kqednews\u003c/a> — we’d love to feature your shots.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Forget the SoCal super bloom crowds (and traffic), and visit these four colorful floral spots right here in the Bay.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1682355883,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":774},"headData":{"title":"Where to See a 'Super Bloom' in the Bay Area | KQED","description":"Forget the SoCal super bloom crowds (and traffic), and visit these four colorful floral spots right here in the Bay.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Where to See a 'Super Bloom' in the Bay Area","datePublished":"2019-03-19T23:00:28.000Z","dateModified":"2023-04-24T17:04:43.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"KQED Guides","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/kqed-guides/","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11733926/where-to-see-a-superbloom-in-the-bay-area","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Update, April 24, 2023:\u003c/strong> Found this story and looking for more up-to-date recommendations on where to spot a “super bloom” of wildflowers in the Bay Area? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Read our latest guides:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1981882/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area-plus-the-science-behind-the-super-bloom\">Where to See Wildflowers Near You in the Bay Area (Plus, the Science Behind the ‘Super Bloom’)\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1982256/best-bay-area-hikes-for-spring-where-to-see-waterfalls-wildflowers-and-mushrooms-after-all-that-rain\">Best Bay Area Hikes for Spring: Where to See Waterfalls, Wildflowers and Mushrooms After All That Rain\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story:\u003c/strong> Traffic jams. Trampled flowers. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1939331/super-bloom-selfie-quest-overwhelms-lake-elsinore-as-100000-descend-on-poppypalooza\">Disneyland size crowds\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent wildflower “super blooms” in Southern California — and the legions of selfie-hungry Instagrammers they’ve attracted — have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1939331/super-bloom-selfie-quest-overwhelms-lake-elsinore-as-100000-descend-on-poppypalooza\">caused the kind of stir\u003c/a> not usually associated with botanical events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1020x626.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1200x736.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A super bloom of wild poppies blankets the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, the term “super bloom” \u003cem>is\u003c/em> most commonly used to refer to the spectacular explosions of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnps.org/\">native wildflowers\u003c/a> that spring up in desert areas like the Mojave Desert. But according to \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/\">Modern Hiker\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11732758/photos-wildflowers-and-butterfly-populations-super-bloom-in-unison\">the phrase is actually a recent invention\u003c/a>, made up in the last few years to mean “a bunch of flowers.” So why not thumb your nose at our SoCal cousins \u003cem>and\u003c/em> their traffic jams by visiting one of these colorfully floral Bay Area spots below — to catch a sort-of-super bloom of your own?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/californias-spring-2019-wildflower-forecast\">Visit California’s 2019 Super Bloom guide\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s peak wildflower season is a little later than Southern California’s (late April to mid-June). So, several of these spots below won’t actually be blooming yet, and when they do, the saturation can really vary from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s more, a lot of the Bay Area’s blooming hillsides — as shown in the photos submitted by readers below — are actually due to invasive species like wild mustard, \u003cem>not\u003c/em> native wildflowers. Vibrant (and Instagrammable) riots of color they may be, but the proliferation of these flowering plants is actually one of the reasons the Bay doesn’t \u003cem>get\u003c/em> true “super blooms” of native wildflowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, remember: If you’re visiting these spots to capture their beauty for social media prestige, stick to marked trails to take your shots, and definitely \u003cem>don’t\u003c/em> pick any flowers. (As well as damaging the landscape, you could also get a ticket.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">North Bay: Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1080px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful floral carpet spotted on the Chimney Rock Trail in Pt Reyes \" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut.jpg 1080w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36024_Pt-Reyes-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A colorful floral carpet spotted on the Chimney Rock Trail in Pt Reyes \u003ccite>(christy_nana on Instagram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As if you needed more excuses to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>, in springtime several of its trails are exploding with color. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/chimney_rock.htm#onthisPage-7\">The 1.75-mile Chimney Rock trail\u003c/a> boasts poppies, owl’s clover, tidy tips, checkerbloom, paintbrush, Douglas iris and footsteps-of-spring, plus incredible oceans views. A short drive away, a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/hike/abbotts-lagoon/\">Abotts Lagoon\u003c/a> (at the right time of year) also offers a seasonal blanket of golden poppies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/activities/hiking/bobcoomber/wildflowers.htm\">East Bay: Berkeley Hills\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733943\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1092px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary and French Broom -- both invasive species -- in the Berkeley Hills\" width=\"1092\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut.jpg 1092w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-800x601.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36029_Berkeley-Hills-1-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosemary and French Broom — both invasive species — in the Berkeley Hills \u003ccite>(Liam O'Donoghue via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, the East Bay is a veritable goldmine of springtime blooms. But on a clear day the Berkeley Hills also present the added bonus of stunning vistas across the Bay, as well as those wildflower carpets. Check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/activities/hiking/bobcoomber/wildflowers.htm\">East Bay Regional Park District’s handy guide\u003c/a> to favored spots for inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/destination/mt-davidson-park/\">San Francisco: Mount Davidson Park\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11734231\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11734231\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36031_Image-from-iOS-14-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wildflowers atop Mount Davidson, San Francisco \u003ccite>(@TheRealWBTC via Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At 938 feet, \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/destination/mt-davidson-park/\">Mount Davidson\u003c/a> is the highest point in San Francisco. Most Bay Area residents know it best for the iconic 103-foot concrete cross at its summit, but in springtime the grassland on its east side plays home to a range of native wildflowers blooms, including California poppy, blue-eyed grass, hog fennel, checkerbloom and mule’s ears.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">South Bay: Russian Ridge Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-800x480.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS36023_1920px-Russian_Ridge-Wildflowers-qut-1200x721.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flowering meadow in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the air turns warmer, much of \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/russian-ridge\">this 3000+ acre preserve\u003c/a> on the Peninsula becomes a riot of color, thanks to its native wildflowers: from poppies and lupine to gumweed, mules ear and brodiaea. And if you go a little too early for the flowers, at least you’ll be rewarded with amazing coastal views. (If \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog\">Karl the Fog\u003c/a> doesn’t decide to accompany you.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did we miss any beautiful blooming spots in the Bay Area? Tweet \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqednews\">@kqednews\u003c/a> — we’d love to feature your shots.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11733926/where-to-see-a-superbloom-in-the-bay-area","authors":["3243"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_26702","news_21950","news_20731","news_20730"],"featImg":"news_11733997","label":"source_news_11733926"},"news_11732758":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11732758","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11732758","score":null,"sort":[1552699376000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"photos-wildflowers-and-butterfly-populations-super-bloom-in-unison","title":"PHOTOS: Wildflowers and Butterfly Populations Super Bloom in Unison","publishDate":1552699376,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Super blooms of two kinds are blossoming in California, thanks to well-timed El Niño rains in the desert: wildflowers and painted lady butterflies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='super-bloom' label='The California Super Bloom']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tourists are making pilgrimages to super bloom meccas like Anza-Borrego State Park near San Diego. And they're getting a special treat: Millions of painted lady butterflies are swarming the new swaths of flowers, said Art Shapiro, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a pleasant surprise after butterfly populations in California hit concerning lows last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Last year was the worst year at my study sites for butterflies at all elevations, from sea level to tree line, that I have ever observed in 47 years,\" Shapiro said Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monarch butterflies in particular saw a nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11715197/california-monarch-butterfly-population-down-86-percent-in-one-year\">90 percent\u003c/a> drop in population in California. Shapiro has gotten calls from people who have seen the painted ladies and mistaken them for monarchs, which is easy to understand since they share the same striking orange coloring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The migration of the painted lady is, if anything, more spectacular than that of the monarch, but people don’t know about it,\" Shapiro said. \"What I can tell you is that I’m already getting messages from people who are seeing oodles of painted ladies down in the Southland saying, ‘This is wonderful! The monarch has been saved! Did we do it, or did they save themselves?’\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then he tells them: \"They’re not monarchs, they’re painted ladies”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The super bloom benefits painted ladies because the insects overwinter (similar to hibernating) in the desert, meaning when there is more rain, they have more plants on which they can lay their eggs — creating the perfect storm for a population boom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733290\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11733290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1020x626.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1200x736.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A super bloom of wild poppies blankets the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last wildflower super bloom was in spring 2017 after several years of drought. According to Casey Schreiner, founder and editor of \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/\">Modern Hiker\u003c/a>, the term \"super bloom\" didn't exist until the last few years; it's a word made up to mean a bunch of flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California native plant seeds can live for a long time without sprouting. They are fragile and resilient at the same time, Schreiner said Friday, because they need certain conditions to bloom — but once they have them, they really thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schreiner said the tourism onslaught at Anza-Borrego in 2017 — thanks to social media — was so unexpected that restaurants ran out of food and bathrooms were out of service. He said it's important people stay on trails and don't disturb the plans because wildflowers like the golden poppy, for example, don't seed until after they bloom — so the flowers that people are picking or trampling now likely won't grow back next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information on where to find a super bloom near you, visit the \u003ca href=\"http://theodorepayne.org/\">Theodore Payne Foundation\u003c/a>. The Chamber of Commerce in Borrego Springs also has a \u003ca href=\"http://www.borregospringschamber.com/desertflowers.html\">wildflower hotline.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733297\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11733297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman takes in the view of a ‘super bloom’ of wild poppies blanketing the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. Heavier than normal winter rains in California have caused a ‘super bloom’ of wildflowers in various parts of the state. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Tourists are making pilgrimages to super bloom meccas like Anza-Borrego State Park near San Diego. And they're getting a special treat: Millions of painted lady butterflies are swarming the new swaths of flowers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1552701802,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":581},"headData":{"title":"PHOTOS: Wildflowers and Butterfly Populations Super Bloom in Unison | KQED","description":"Tourists are making pilgrimages to super bloom meccas like Anza-Borrego State Park near San Diego. 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And they're getting a special treat: Millions of painted lady butterflies are swarming the new swaths of flowers, said Art Shapiro, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a pleasant surprise after butterfly populations in California hit concerning lows last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Last year was the worst year at my study sites for butterflies at all elevations, from sea level to tree line, that I have ever observed in 47 years,\" Shapiro said Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monarch butterflies in particular saw a nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11715197/california-monarch-butterfly-population-down-86-percent-in-one-year\">90 percent\u003c/a> drop in population in California. Shapiro has gotten calls from people who have seen the painted ladies and mistaken them for monarchs, which is easy to understand since they share the same striking orange coloring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The migration of the painted lady is, if anything, more spectacular than that of the monarch, but people don’t know about it,\" Shapiro said. \"What I can tell you is that I’m already getting messages from people who are seeing oodles of painted ladies down in the Southland saying, ‘This is wonderful! The monarch has been saved! Did we do it, or did they save themselves?’\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then he tells them: \"They’re not monarchs, they’re painted ladies”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The super bloom benefits painted ladies because the insects overwinter (similar to hibernating) in the desert, meaning when there is more rain, they have more plants on which they can lay their eggs — creating the perfect storm for a population boom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733290\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11733290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-800x491.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1020x626.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut-1200x736.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/03152019_superbloom_singlep-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A super bloom of wild poppies blankets the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last wildflower super bloom was in spring 2017 after several years of drought. According to Casey Schreiner, founder and editor of \u003ca href=\"https://modernhiker.com/\">Modern Hiker\u003c/a>, the term \"super bloom\" didn't exist until the last few years; it's a word made up to mean a bunch of flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California native plant seeds can live for a long time without sprouting. They are fragile and resilient at the same time, Schreiner said Friday, because they need certain conditions to bloom — but once they have them, they really thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schreiner said the tourism onslaught at Anza-Borrego in 2017 — thanks to social media — was so unexpected that restaurants ran out of food and bathrooms were out of service. He said it's important people stay on trails and don't disturb the plans because wildflowers like the golden poppy, for example, don't seed until after they bloom — so the flowers that people are picking or trampling now likely won't grow back next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information on where to find a super bloom near you, visit the \u003ca href=\"http://theodorepayne.org/\">Theodore Payne Foundation\u003c/a>. The Chamber of Commerce in Borrego Springs also has a \u003ca href=\"http://www.borregospringschamber.com/desertflowers.html\">wildflower hotline.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11733297\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11733297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/super-bloom_golden-poppy_wildflowers_person_california-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman takes in the view of a ‘super bloom’ of wild poppies blanketing the hills of Walker Canyon on March 12, 2019, near Lake Elsinore, California. Heavier than normal winter rains in California have caused a ‘super bloom’ of wildflowers in various parts of the state. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11732758/photos-wildflowers-and-butterfly-populations-super-bloom-in-unison","authors":["11583"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_25234","news_17925","news_24743","news_20677","news_20730"],"featImg":"news_11733299","label":"news_72"},"news_11723091":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11723091","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11723091","score":null,"sort":[1549239665000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-little-more-rain-could-bring-another-wildflower-super-bloom-to-california","title":"A Little More Rain Could Bring Another Wildflower 'Super Bloom' to California","publishDate":1549239665,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>California's wet and rainy winter is getting both wildflower experts and enthusiasts excited about the potential of another \"super bloom\" this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1555922/photos-your-pics-of-californias-super-bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last super bloom\u003c/a>, in the spring of 2017, was spectacular. I can tell you from experience because I was one of the thousands of people who traveled to \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carrizo Plain National Monument\u003c/a> in the Central Valley to see it. There, I saw the most Instagram-able mountainsides and valleys blanketed with vibrant orange, bright yellow and deep violet wildflowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason we got that super bloom? Lots and lots of rain — about 150 percent more than normal, according to Richard Minnich, a professor of earth sciences at UC Riverside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the bad news: the precipitation we've had so far \u003cem>this year\u003c/em> is not quite enough, yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right now we're right at normal or slightly above,\" Minnich said. \"So it's looking promising, and we could really get up there in terms of total rainfall.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723110\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spokeswoman with Carrizo Plain National Monument said it's still too early to tell if a super bloom will occur there this year. \u003ccite>(Tiffany Camhi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Super blooms are typically rare ecological events, Minnich said; the last one to occur before 2017 was in 2009. Besides needing boatloads of rain, a massive wildflower bloom also requires years of drought that kill off invasive European grasses and weeds, leaving less competition for California's native flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden poppies, purple lupins, popcorn flowers, phacelia and owl's clover are all common annuals that can be found in California during spring. But Minnich said during super blooms, some rarely seen wildflowers, like the desert five-spot in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Valley National Park\u003c/a>, can pop up after not being seen for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In super blooms you can get flowers, which in some cases, are thought to be extinct,\" Minnich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723114\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723114\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This desert five-spot bloomed in Death Valley National Park during 2009's super bloom. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/benclark/\">Ben Clark\u003c/a>/flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Super bloom or not, there are already desert wildflowers sprouting up in the southern part of the state, like at \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/anzaborrego/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anza-Borrego Desert State Park\u003c/a>, east of San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bri Fordem with the \u003ca href=\"https://theabf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anza-Borrego Foundation\u003c/a> said the park is having a better than average bloom so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are definitely flowers blooming,\" Fordem said. \"They are scattered, but there's a beautiful show of flowers and a variety at that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fordem said desert lilly, sand verbena, Arizona lupin, ocotillo and dune evening primrose are currently blooming in the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, winter's not over in California, which means there could be more rain to fuel a spring super bloom.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The last super bloom came in 2017 when the state got more than twice as much rain as normal.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1549736158,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":441},"headData":{"title":"A Little More Rain Could Bring Another Wildflower 'Super Bloom' to California | KQED","description":"The last super bloom came in 2017 when the state got more than twice as much rain as normal.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"A Little More Rain Could Bring Another Wildflower 'Super Bloom' to California","datePublished":"2019-02-04T00:21:05.000Z","dateModified":"2019-02-09T18:15:58.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11723091 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11723091","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/02/03/a-little-more-rain-could-bring-another-wildflower-super-bloom-to-california/","disqusTitle":"A Little More Rain Could Bring Another Wildflower 'Super Bloom' to California","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2019/02/SuperbloomCamhitcram190209.mp3","path":"/news/11723091/a-little-more-rain-could-bring-another-wildflower-super-bloom-to-california","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California's wet and rainy winter is getting both wildflower experts and enthusiasts excited about the potential of another \"super bloom\" this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1555922/photos-your-pics-of-californias-super-bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last super bloom\u003c/a>, in the spring of 2017, was spectacular. I can tell you from experience because I was one of the thousands of people who traveled to \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carrizo Plain National Monument\u003c/a> in the Central Valley to see it. There, I saw the most Instagram-able mountainsides and valleys blanketed with vibrant orange, bright yellow and deep violet wildflowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason we got that super bloom? Lots and lots of rain — about 150 percent more than normal, according to Richard Minnich, a professor of earth sciences at UC Riverside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the bad news: the precipitation we've had so far \u003cem>this year\u003c/em> is not quite enough, yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right now we're right at normal or slightly above,\" Minnich said. \"So it's looking promising, and we could really get up there in terms of total rainfall.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723110\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35109_IMG_0367-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spokeswoman with Carrizo Plain National Monument said it's still too early to tell if a super bloom will occur there this year. \u003ccite>(Tiffany Camhi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Super blooms are typically rare ecological events, Minnich said; the last one to occur before 2017 was in 2009. Besides needing boatloads of rain, a massive wildflower bloom also requires years of drought that kill off invasive European grasses and weeds, leaving less competition for California's native flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden poppies, purple lupins, popcorn flowers, phacelia and owl's clover are all common annuals that can be found in California during spring. But Minnich said during super blooms, some rarely seen wildflowers, like the desert five-spot in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Valley National Park\u003c/a>, can pop up after not being seen for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In super blooms you can get flowers, which in some cases, are thought to be extinct,\" Minnich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723114\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723114\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35107_3491948566_01a0e6126c_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This desert five-spot bloomed in Death Valley National Park during 2009's super bloom. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/benclark/\">Ben Clark\u003c/a>/flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Super bloom or not, there are already desert wildflowers sprouting up in the southern part of the state, like at \u003ca href=\"http://www.parks.ca.gov/anzaborrego/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anza-Borrego Desert State Park\u003c/a>, east of San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bri Fordem with the \u003ca href=\"https://theabf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anza-Borrego Foundation\u003c/a> said the park is having a better than average bloom so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are definitely flowers blooming,\" Fordem said. \"They are scattered, but there's a beautiful show of flowers and a variety at that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fordem said desert lilly, sand verbena, Arizona lupin, ocotillo and dune evening primrose are currently blooming in the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, winter's not over in California, which means there could be more rain to fuel a spring super bloom.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11723091/a-little-more-rain-could-bring-another-wildflower-super-bloom-to-california","authors":["3251"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_23086","news_24760","news_19542","news_20677","news_17041","news_22617","news_20730"],"featImg":"news_11723108","label":"news_72"},"news_11632954":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11632954","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11632954","score":null,"sort":[1512039642000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"can-you-go-to-jail-for-picking-californias-state-flower","title":"Can You Go To Jail For Picking California's State Flower?","publishDate":1512039642,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Can You Go To Jail For Picking California’s State Flower? | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Josh Brett grew up Oakland, and was told from a young age that it is \u003cem>illegal\u003c/em> to pick California’s state flower: the golden poppy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was sort of just common knowledge as a kid growing up in the Bay Area in the 90s that it was illegal,” he says. “You might even go to jail for it!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633417\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11633417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-160x213.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Brett\" width=\"160\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Brett \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Josh Brett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brett isn’t sure where he first heard this warning — maybe older siblings, parents or teachers. But now that he’s all grown up, he wants to know, is it true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked Bay Curious:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Is it illegal to pick California golden poppies?”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turns out this myth is sort of true because it’s illegal to pick \u003cem>any\u003c/em> plant found in state and federal parks. If you pick one, you could be prosecuted for a misdemeanor crime punishable with a fine up to $1,000, and even 6 months in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also illegal to harm plants on other people’s property unless you get permission. That means one of the few places you can pick poppies without worry is in your own backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you wanted to pick the poppy, that’d be a waste, says Robin Binaoro, a seed ecologist at the Marin Headlands Nursery. “They’re not great flowers to pick to put in a bouquet because right when you pick ’em the petals start to fall off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He collects the seeds of the poppy — scientifically known as eschscholzia californica — legally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once the flower dries out, the slightest touch will cause it to pop and the seeds can shoot several feet away,” says Binaoro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Binaoro recommends keeping your poppies in the ground, where you can watch them respond to the light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re phototropic … on a sunny day you’ll see them open up, on a cloudy day they’ll stay closed,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633471\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11633471 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_0403-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Binaoro at the Marin Headlands Nursery\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Binaoro at the Marin Headlands Nursery \u003ccite>(Jessica Placzek/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Before It Was The State Flower\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The poppy became California’s state flower in 1903, but it had many uses before the state of California even existed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Native Americans of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, had a lot of uses for the golden poppy, says Desiree Muñoz. She’s Rumsen Ohlone, and a ranger at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. She says the Ohlone would boil the poppy in water to make a treatment that would get rid of pesky bugs that like to live on your scalp in your hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vibrant color was also a helpful signpost. Muñoz’s sister says that the Ohlone used to plant poppies atop sacred burial sites along the coast, called shell mounds. The flower’s bright color would help direct ships into the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousbug]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The golden poppy also has narcotic qualities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes the boys, when they’re fasting, they used to use the Poppy to help them on their vision quests,” says Muñoz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most poppies are a little bit narcotic. But they vary in intensity, the California Poppy is much milder than the opium poppy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get you really high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does our listener, Josh Brett, think of all this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Using them as color makes a lot of sense. I was not aware of their use as a vision quest aid or de-licing. That’s a very nice, multifaceted little flower,” says Brett.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Rumor has it California's golden poppy has some special protections. Is it true?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1700597345,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":621},"headData":{"title":"Can You Go To Jail For Picking California's State Flower? | KQED","description":"Rumor has it California's golden poppy has some special protections. Is it true?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Can You Go To Jail For Picking California's State Flower?","datePublished":"2017-11-30T11:00:42.000Z","dateModified":"2023-11-21T20:09:05.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"Bay Curious","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/bay-curious/2017/11/golden-poppy-podcast.mp3","audioTrackLength":454,"path":"/news/11632954/can-you-go-to-jail-for-picking-californias-state-flower","audioDuration":457000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Josh Brett grew up Oakland, and was told from a young age that it is \u003cem>illegal\u003c/em> to pick California’s state flower: the golden poppy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was sort of just common knowledge as a kid growing up in the Bay Area in the 90s that it was illegal,” he says. “You might even go to jail for it!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633417\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11633417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-160x213.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Brett\" width=\"160\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/image1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Brett \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Josh Brett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brett isn’t sure where he first heard this warning — maybe older siblings, parents or teachers. But now that he’s all grown up, he wants to know, is it true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked Bay Curious:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Is it illegal to pick California golden poppies?”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turns out this myth is sort of true because it’s illegal to pick \u003cem>any\u003c/em> plant found in state and federal parks. If you pick one, you could be prosecuted for a misdemeanor crime punishable with a fine up to $1,000, and even 6 months in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also illegal to harm plants on other people’s property unless you get permission. That means one of the few places you can pick poppies without worry is in your own backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you wanted to pick the poppy, that’d be a waste, says Robin Binaoro, a seed ecologist at the Marin Headlands Nursery. “They’re not great flowers to pick to put in a bouquet because right when you pick ’em the petals start to fall off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He collects the seeds of the poppy — scientifically known as eschscholzia californica — legally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once the flower dries out, the slightest touch will cause it to pop and the seeds can shoot several feet away,” says Binaoro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Binaoro recommends keeping your poppies in the ground, where you can watch them respond to the light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re phototropic … on a sunny day you’ll see them open up, on a cloudy day they’ll stay closed,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633471\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11633471 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_0403-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Binaoro at the Marin Headlands Nursery\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Binaoro at the Marin Headlands Nursery \u003ccite>(Jessica Placzek/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Before It Was The State Flower\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The poppy became California’s state flower in 1903, but it had many uses before the state of California even existed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Native Americans of the Bay Area, the Ohlone, had a lot of uses for the golden poppy, says Desiree Muñoz. She’s Rumsen Ohlone, and a ranger at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. She says the Ohlone would boil the poppy in water to make a treatment that would get rid of pesky bugs that like to live on your scalp in your hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vibrant color was also a helpful signpost. Muñoz’s sister says that the Ohlone used to plant poppies atop sacred burial sites along the coast, called shell mounds. The flower’s bright color would help direct ships into the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n What do you wonder about the Bay Area, its culture or people that you want KQED to investigate?\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Ask Bay Curious.\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The golden poppy also has narcotic qualities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes the boys, when they’re fasting, they used to use the Poppy to help them on their vision quests,” says Muñoz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most poppies are a little bit narcotic. But they vary in intensity, the California Poppy is much milder than the opium poppy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get you really high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does our listener, Josh Brett, think of all this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Using them as color makes a lot of sense. I was not aware of their use as a vision quest aid or de-licing. 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Cars were backed up around a bend in the road, and frustrated people resorted to parking 2 miles away and walking in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They had come to see the \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/03/31/70362/wildflowers-dormant-for-years-bloom-across-califor/\" target=\"_blank\">\"super bloom\"\u003c/a> of wildflowers that have sprung up around the trails snaking around this drinking water reservoir. People are excited to take pictures of the flowers and themselves among the flowers, and many areas have been trampled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, a half-mile section of the trail has been closed indefinitely. (Check \u003ca href=\"http://www.dvlake.com\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a> for updates.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t seen these kinds of crowds. Ever,” said Wendy Picht, an environmental specialist for the Metropolitan Water District, which manages the lake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11391430 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg\" alt=\"The Metropolitan Water District had to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, California for several days to avoid damage to the area after thousands of people came during the superbloom this spring, many of them wandering off trail in pursuit of photographs, selfies, and a more intimate wildflower experience.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan Water District had to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, California, for several days to avoid damage to the area after thousands of people came during the super bloom this spring, many of them wandering off trail in pursuit of photographs, selfies and a more intimate wildflower experience. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Diamond Valley staff had called in Picht and Alex Marks, another MWD environmental specialist, to assess the extent of the flower damage. Informal trails through fields of poppies, goldfields, Ranchers fiddleneck and Arroyo lupine led away from the main gravel path. There were many scattered flattened patches of broken stems and crumpled petals where people had sat or laid down to take pictures in the flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s upsetting to see the destruction,” Marks said, looking down at a bare patch. “ 'Cause you can stand back and you can see the beauty of it without getting so close and trampling everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The north side of Diamond Valley Lake is an \u003ca href=\"http://www.rivcoparks.org/natural-resources/western-riverside-multi-species-reserve/\" target=\"_blank\">ecological reserve\u003c/a> that protects some 32 species, including horned lizards, Stephens' kangaroo rats, Southwestern willow flycatcher and mountain lions. It was created to offset habitat loss in the valley, which was flooded when MWD completed the reservoir in 2003. There are signs along the main trail marking the boundary of the reserve, but overly enthusiastic wildflower viewers ignore them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391431\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg\" alt=\"Wildflowers have been blooming around the state.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-960x636.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-375x248.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-520x344.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wildflowers have been blooming around the state. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s sometimes nice to see yourself in a really nice picture with a really cool background,” said Robin Kopf, who was trying to get her friend, Christina Barrett, who was sitting cross-legged in a patch of poppies, to pose. The girls had driven two hours from West L.A. in Barrett’s mom’s minivan with a group of their friends from high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in order to get the picture, Kopf and Barrett had flattened a patch of poppies. They seemed to feel badly about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to crush them,” Barrett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They seem pretty resilient,” Kopf said, looking over her shoulder at the poppies. “Lots of people are doing this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of visitors came to see the super bloom and take photos.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of visitors came to see the super bloom and take photos. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And it was true: Most people were wandering off the main trail into the fields of flowers. Most just walked on previously flattened paths, but others forged ahead into new territory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people start pioneering a trail, people behind them follow. And before you know it, they think they’re on a legitimate trail,” Picht said. “So it’s up to us to make sure they have the information to know where the trail is and where they can and can’t go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391433\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg\" alt=\"The water district was forced to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water district was forced to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Picht and Marks have started putting up signs that say, clearly, “Stay on the trail.\" They also are tilling compacted soil and may reseed bare areas with native wildflower seeds. In addition, Metropolitan Water District is placing staff along the trail to make sure people aren’t traipsing into the reserve. A half-mile section of the most heavily trampled area remains closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Pong of Glendale and a friend were climbing an informal trail up a steep slope covered in poppies and lupines. Pong said he knew he was supposed to stay on the trail, but couldn't resist. \"But we tried very hard not to touch any of the flowers,\" he said. \"And I think most people do that, but when you have a little too many [people], they probably get trampled.\"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Thousands of people have come out to see the 'super bloom' of wildflowers -- with unfortunate results.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1491344528,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":771},"headData":{"title":"Overly Enthusiastic Visitors Trample Wildflowers | KQED","description":"Thousands of people have come out to see the 'super bloom' of wildflowers -- with unfortunate results.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Overly Enthusiastic Visitors Trample Wildflowers","datePublished":"2017-04-04T17:57:25.000Z","dateModified":"2017-04-04T22:22:08.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11391427 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11391427","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/04/04/overly-enthusiastic-visitors-trample-wildflowers/","disqusTitle":"Overly Enthusiastic Visitors Trample Wildflowers","source":"KPCC","sourceUrl":"http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/04/03/70437/overly-enthusiastic-visitors-trample-wildflowers-l/","nprByline":"Emily Guerin\u003cbr>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/04/03/70437/overly-enthusiastic-visitors-trample-wildflowers-l/\">KPCC\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>","path":"/news/11391427/overly-enthusiastic-visitors-trample-wildflowers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It was just before noon on a recent Sunday morning and a line had formed for the port-a-potties near \u003ca href=\"http://www.dvlake.com/DVLTrailsMapFlower.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the Wildflower Trail at Diamond Valley Lake\u003c/a> in Riverside County. Cars were backed up around a bend in the road, and frustrated people resorted to parking 2 miles away and walking in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They had come to see the \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/03/31/70362/wildflowers-dormant-for-years-bloom-across-califor/\" target=\"_blank\">\"super bloom\"\u003c/a> of wildflowers that have sprung up around the trails snaking around this drinking water reservoir. People are excited to take pictures of the flowers and themselves among the flowers, and many areas have been trampled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, a half-mile section of the trail has been closed indefinitely. (Check \u003ca href=\"http://www.dvlake.com\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a> for updates.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t seen these kinds of crowds. Ever,” said Wendy Picht, an environmental specialist for the Metropolitan Water District, which manages the lake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11391430 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg\" alt=\"The Metropolitan Water District had to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, California for several days to avoid damage to the area after thousands of people came during the superbloom this spring, many of them wandering off trail in pursuit of photographs, selfies, and a more intimate wildflower experience.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155200-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan Water District had to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, California, for several days to avoid damage to the area after thousands of people came during the super bloom this spring, many of them wandering off trail in pursuit of photographs, selfies and a more intimate wildflower experience. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Diamond Valley staff had called in Picht and Alex Marks, another MWD environmental specialist, to assess the extent of the flower damage. Informal trails through fields of poppies, goldfields, Ranchers fiddleneck and Arroyo lupine led away from the main gravel path. There were many scattered flattened patches of broken stems and crumpled petals where people had sat or laid down to take pictures in the flowers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s upsetting to see the destruction,” Marks said, looking down at a bare patch. “ 'Cause you can stand back and you can see the beauty of it without getting so close and trampling everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The north side of Diamond Valley Lake is an \u003ca href=\"http://www.rivcoparks.org/natural-resources/western-riverside-multi-species-reserve/\" target=\"_blank\">ecological reserve\u003c/a> that protects some 32 species, including horned lizards, Stephens' kangaroo rats, Southwestern willow flycatcher and mountain lions. It was created to offset habitat loss in the valley, which was flooded when MWD completed the reservoir in 2003. There are signs along the main trail marking the boundary of the reserve, but overly enthusiastic wildflower viewers ignore them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391431\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg\" alt=\"Wildflowers have been blooming around the state.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-960x636.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-375x248.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155204-full-520x344.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wildflowers have been blooming around the state. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s sometimes nice to see yourself in a really nice picture with a really cool background,” said Robin Kopf, who was trying to get her friend, Christina Barrett, who was sitting cross-legged in a patch of poppies, to pose. The girls had driven two hours from West L.A. in Barrett’s mom’s minivan with a group of their friends from high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in order to get the picture, Kopf and Barrett had flattened a patch of poppies. They seemed to feel badly about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to crush them,” Barrett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They seem pretty resilient,” Kopf said, looking over her shoulder at the poppies. “Lots of people are doing this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of visitors came to see the super bloom and take photos.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155206-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of visitors came to see the super bloom and take photos. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And it was true: Most people were wandering off the main trail into the fields of flowers. Most just walked on previously flattened paths, but others forged ahead into new territory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people start pioneering a trail, people behind them follow. And before you know it, they think they’re on a legitimate trail,” Picht said. “So it’s up to us to make sure they have the information to know where the trail is and where they can and can’t go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11391433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11391433\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg\" alt=\"The water district was forced to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/155207-full-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water district was forced to close the wildflower trail at Diamond Valley Lake. \u003ccite>(Andrew Cullen/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Picht and Marks have started putting up signs that say, clearly, “Stay on the trail.\" They also are tilling compacted soil and may reseed bare areas with native wildflower seeds. In addition, Metropolitan Water District is placing staff along the trail to make sure people aren’t traipsing into the reserve. A half-mile section of the most heavily trampled area remains closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Pong of Glendale and a friend were climbing an informal trail up a steep slope covered in poppies and lupines. Pong said he knew he was supposed to stay on the trail, but couldn't resist. \"But we tried very hard not to touch any of the flowers,\" he said. \"And I think most people do that, but when you have a little too many [people], they probably get trampled.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11391427/overly-enthusiastic-visitors-trample-wildflowers","authors":["byline_news_11391427"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8"],"tags":["news_17286","news_20730"],"affiliates":["news_7055"],"featImg":"news_11391429","label":"source_news_11391427"},"news_11383929":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11383929","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11383929","score":null,"sort":[1490997611000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"desert-creatures-thriving-on-wildflower-superbloom","title":"Wildflower ‘Superbloom’ Means a Banquet for Desert Creatures","publishDate":1490997611,"format":"image","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Plentiful winter rains followed by a mild start to spring is resulting in what naturalists call a \"superbloom\" throughout Southern California's desert landscapes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wildflower enthusiasts can't get enough of the vibrant colors, and tourists are flocking to the deserts. Meanwhile, creeping out from their underground middens or swooping in during the darkest hours, desert critters are feasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Lamfrom is a regular witness to the cycle of life in one of California's driest areas -- the southwestern side of the\u003ca href=\"http://mojavedesert.net/description.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Mojave Desert\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's the director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/#sm.00000x79ncle9jefpuha9gj31wtq7\" target=\"_blank\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a> and he spends his days advocating for the beautiful landscapes that most people think of as barren when the wildflowers aren’t in bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/03/2017-03-31e-tcr.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-3.jpg\" Title=\"Desert Creatures Thriving on Wildflower 'Superbloom'\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's also an expert on the thriving flora and fauna in the Mojave, and he has a pretty good idea of where to find blooms. He took me 15 minutes south of his hometown, Barstow, to a valley at the base of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ord+Mountains,+California/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c4ecf5003d88cb:0xc64671a05dc1c668?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR9aqzzP_SAhUnjlQKHadzBSoQ8gEIGTAA\" target=\"_blank\">Ord Mountains\u003c/a> where the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/yucsch/all.html\" target=\"_blank\">yuccas\u003c/a> were in full bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A short hike in and we run into a huge yucca covered in insects. Because the desert received so much moisture this year, Lamfrom says the insect populations will be significantly higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s going to ripple out through the entire year,\" he explains. \"All the species are going to be healthier. They will have bigger broods.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery size=\"large\" type=\"rectangular\" ids=\"11383943,11383944,11383948,11383946,11383947,11383949\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Broods as in babies. The desert is busy multiplying this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We walk on to the next plant where Lamfrom starts searching for moths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"During the day you can find moths sometimes hiding inside,” he says. “The moths come out at night. In the same way that we're finding all these species during the day, there's a night shift. It's what the scientists call \u003ca href=\"http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/resource-partitioning-and-why-it-matters-17362658\" target=\"_blank\">resource partitioning\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is when you have completely different species that do the same thing, but at different times so they don't compete. Moths and butterflies are perfect examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11383942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11383942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A desert lilly blooms as the sun sets at the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark south of the Mojave National Preserve.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-520x347.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A desert lily blooms as the sun sets at the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark south of the Mojave National Preserve. \u003ccite>(Sarah Craig/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When you have these blooms, it's not only boom times for the animals that eat these plants, it's also boom times for the predators that eat these animals,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superblooms depend on just the right amount of rain and heat from the sun. It comes down to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/wildflowers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">when it rains and how much.\u003c/a> This winter the desert got nearly an entire year's worth of rain in just a few weeks. And the spring was mild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it gets too hot too quickly or stays too cold for too long, the blooms suffer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's like every 10 years, all the animals and plants hit the lottery and they have so much,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take for example the federally threatened \u003ca href=\"https://www.fws.gov/nevada/desert_tortoise/dt/dt_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">desert tortoise\u003c/a>. Superbloom years mean more tortoise eggs. And coyotes won’t try to eat the tortoise because there’s more jackrabbits and cottontails around to feed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11383954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11383954\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A desert gold flower blooms at the base of Amboy Crater National Natural Preserve, which recently became part of the newly established Mojave Trails National Monument.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-520x347.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A desert gold flower blooms at the base of Amboy Crater National Natural Preserve, which recently became part of the newly established Mojave Trails National Monument. \u003ccite>(Sarah Craig)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As we walked back to our car, Lamfrom points out the tortoise’s favorite flower: the \u003ca href=\"http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/649--sphaeralcea-ambigua\" target=\"_blank\">apricot mallow\u003c/a>. “It’s like skittles for a desert tortoise,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He tells me that it’s easy to figure that out because the orange plant juice from the mallow will dry on the tortoise's mouth. “It’s cute because you have these tortoises which are inherently cute, wearing basically lipstick, which is also cute.\"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Desert flowers are more than a tourist attraction -- they’re a boon for the entire ecosystem.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1491068045,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":true,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":676},"headData":{"title":"Wildflower ‘Superbloom’ Means a Banquet for Desert Creatures | KQED","description":"Desert flowers are more than a tourist attraction -- they’re a boon for the entire ecosystem.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Wildflower ‘Superbloom’ Means a Banquet for Desert Creatures","datePublished":"2017-03-31T22:00:11.000Z","dateModified":"2017-04-01T17:34:05.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11383929 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11383929","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/03/31/desert-creatures-thriving-on-wildflower-superbloom/","disqusTitle":"Wildflower ‘Superbloom’ Means a Banquet for Desert Creatures","path":"/news/11383929/desert-creatures-thriving-on-wildflower-superbloom","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Plentiful winter rains followed by a mild start to spring is resulting in what naturalists call a \"superbloom\" throughout Southern California's desert landscapes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wildflower enthusiasts can't get enough of the vibrant colors, and tourists are flocking to the deserts. Meanwhile, creeping out from their underground middens or swooping in during the darkest hours, desert critters are feasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Lamfrom is a regular witness to the cycle of life in one of California's driest areas -- the southwestern side of the\u003ca href=\"http://mojavedesert.net/description.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Mojave Desert\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's the director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/#sm.00000x79ncle9jefpuha9gj31wtq7\" target=\"_blank\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a> and he spends his days advocating for the beautiful landscapes that most people think of as barren when the wildflowers aren’t in bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/03/2017-03-31e-tcr.mp3","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-3.jpg","title":"Desert Creatures Thriving on Wildflower 'Superbloom'","program":"The California Report","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's also an expert on the thriving flora and fauna in the Mojave, and he has a pretty good idea of where to find blooms. He took me 15 minutes south of his hometown, Barstow, to a valley at the base of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ord+Mountains,+California/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c4ecf5003d88cb:0xc64671a05dc1c668?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR9aqzzP_SAhUnjlQKHadzBSoQ8gEIGTAA\" target=\"_blank\">Ord Mountains\u003c/a> where the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/yucsch/all.html\" target=\"_blank\">yuccas\u003c/a> were in full bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A short hike in and we run into a huge yucca covered in insects. Because the desert received so much moisture this year, Lamfrom says the insect populations will be significantly higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s going to ripple out through the entire year,\" he explains. \"All the species are going to be healthier. They will have bigger broods.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"size":"large","type":"rectangular","ids":"11383943,11383944,11383948,11383946,11383947,11383949","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Broods as in babies. The desert is busy multiplying this spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We walk on to the next plant where Lamfrom starts searching for moths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"During the day you can find moths sometimes hiding inside,” he says. “The moths come out at night. In the same way that we're finding all these species during the day, there's a night shift. It's what the scientists call \u003ca href=\"http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/resource-partitioning-and-why-it-matters-17362658\" target=\"_blank\">resource partitioning\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is when you have completely different species that do the same thing, but at different times so they don't compete. Moths and butterflies are perfect examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11383942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11383942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A desert lilly blooms as the sun sets at the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark south of the Mojave National Preserve.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17-520x347.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A desert lily blooms as the sun sets at the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark south of the Mojave National Preserve. \u003ccite>(Sarah Craig/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When you have these blooms, it's not only boom times for the animals that eat these plants, it's also boom times for the predators that eat these animals,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superblooms depend on just the right amount of rain and heat from the sun. It comes down to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/wildflowers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">when it rains and how much.\u003c/a> This winter the desert got nearly an entire year's worth of rain in just a few weeks. And the spring was mild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it gets too hot too quickly or stays too cold for too long, the blooms suffer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's like every 10 years, all the animals and plants hit the lottery and they have so much,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take for example the federally threatened \u003ca href=\"https://www.fws.gov/nevada/desert_tortoise/dt/dt_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">desert tortoise\u003c/a>. Superbloom years mean more tortoise eggs. And coyotes won’t try to eat the tortoise because there’s more jackrabbits and cottontails around to feed on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11383954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11383954\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A desert gold flower blooms at the base of Amboy Crater National Natural Preserve, which recently became part of the newly established Mojave Trails National Monument.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6-520x347.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/FlowerEdited-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A desert gold flower blooms at the base of Amboy Crater National Natural Preserve, which recently became part of the newly established Mojave Trails National Monument. \u003ccite>(Sarah Craig)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As we walked back to our car, Lamfrom points out the tortoise’s favorite flower: the \u003ca href=\"http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/649--sphaeralcea-ambigua\" target=\"_blank\">apricot mallow\u003c/a>. “It’s like skittles for a desert tortoise,” Lamfrom says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He tells me that it’s easy to figure that out because the orange plant juice from the mallow will dry on the tortoise's mouth. “It’s cute because you have these tortoises which are inherently cute, wearing basically lipstick, which is also cute.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11383929/desert-creatures-thriving-on-wildflower-superbloom","authors":["11327"],"programs":["news_6944","news_72"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_19542","news_20732","news_20731","news_17286","news_17041","news_20730","news_1421"],"featImg":"news_11383936","label":"news_72"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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