Field Trips
Sunday, April 26, 2008 (Saturday) 9:00 AM- 12:00PM
San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County
Dave Bramlet will lead this joint field trip with the Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley. The CDFG San Jacinto Wildlife Area is well known for a diverse
alkali playa-grassland flora and a number of sensitive plant species, especially the San Jacinto Valley crownscale (
Atriplex coronata var.
notatior).
The rainfall this year should provide an excellent opportunity to examine the plants found in alkali grassland and playa communities, and we will look for a number of
sensitive or unique plant species found in these habitats. Besides the San Jacinto Valley crownscale, these may include the thread-leaved brodiaea (
Brodiaea filifolia),
Davidson's saltscale (
Atriplex davidsonii), vernal barley (
Hordeum intercedens), Coulter's goldfields (
Lasthenia glabrata ssp.
coulteri),
spreading navarretia (
Navarretia fossalis), and the smooth tarplant (
Centromadia pungens ssp.
laevis)
MMeet at 9:00 AM at the Headquarters Parking lot of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area (SJWA).To reach the SJWA take the I-215 south to the Ramona Expressway. Continue along the
Expressway for approximately seven miles to Lakeview. At Lakeview turn north (left) onto Davis Road and drive north some 2.3 miles to the Reserve entrance. We will meet
at the parking lot adjacent to the Reserve Headquarters. Bring a hand lens, water, and a sack lunch. The trip will consist of some light walking around the SJWA.
Links to other sites with Botanical Field Trips
CNPS Channel Islands Chapter Activities
CNPS Los Angeles-Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
CNPS Orange County Chapter Field Trips
CNPS Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter
CNPS San Diego Chapter
CNPS San Gabriel Mountains Chapter
CNPS South Coast Chapter
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