Sunday, April 5, 2009

Cambria March 2009











Hanging out with friends at the Cambria Pines Lodge - at the Park Rangers Conference.

Wine tasting.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Santa Rosa Plateau Field Trip

Today we took a field trip to the Santa Rosa Plateau!
Shooting stars
Wild hyacinth this is a vernal pool specific wildflower (not goldfields) - it has white pollen! ;) a LARGE vernal pool planaria Cyclops. Their eyes were too small to count. red maids lomatium, a host plant for swallowtail butterflies!
miners lettuce
paintbrush
poppies! goldfields & ground pink
an actual native grassland
ground pink
johnny jump-up
gilia
goldfields Carol has a new friend! a garter snake

Engleman Oaks Chocolate Lillies! buttercups - they are pollinated by the RAIN! ;)
The Santa Rosa Plateau is located at 39400 CLINTON KEITH RD. MURRIETA CA. 92562 951-677-6951. Their website is http://www.riversidecountyparks.org/park-directory/all-parks/santa-rosa-plateau/