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Shower of wildflowers

San Jose Mercury News

Friday 4 March 2005, 10:37 am
Keywords: News Articles

California Bracing For Wild Spring Show

By Holly Hayes

Native plant enthusiasts are abuzz over what they're predicting will be the best wildflower display in nearly half a century. Credit our abundant winter rains for the spectacular rainbow that is unfolding from the deserts of Southern California to the Oregon border.

Traditional favorite viewing locations include Death Valley National Park, Henry W. Coe State Park, Pinnacles National Monument, Yosemite National Park.

Close-to-home viewing sites include the Forest of Nisene Marks and Wilder Ranch state parks in Santa Cruz County, Montara Mountain north of Half Moon Bay, Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve near Redwood City, Tilden Park near the University of California-Berkeley and Almaden Quicksilver County Park and Alum Rock Park in San Jose.

In Central and Southern California, the hot spots will include the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County, the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve west of Lancaster, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park near Descanso and the hills surrounding Gorman in the Tejon Pass, Dutcher says.

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