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<\/a>Mojave phacelia<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>San Bernardino Mtns. owl’s clover<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod (fruit)<\/p><\/div>\n
We have been surveying for sensitive species and weeds within the area burned by the Grass Valley fire (2007).\u00a0 One of the most interesting parts of the project area is a riparian zone along the north edge of the burn perimeter, where there\u2019s a rich diversity of forbs, grasses, and sedges. <\/span>\u00a0Two of our sensitive species – <\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>Castilleja lasioryncha<\/i>, San Bernardino Mountains owl\u2019s clover)<\/span> <\/i>and <\/span>Phacelia mohavensis <\/i>(Mojave phacelia) \u2013 occur in this area. <\/span>\u00a0As another part of this project, we\u2019re also training members of the Urban Conservation Corps (UCC) to use GPS mapping units.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ve been continuing to edit and gather comments on our guide to non-native invasive plants of the southern California mountains, which will be printed in the fall.\u00a0 Here and there I\u2019ve been doing other monitoring, surveys, and mapping, and especially revisiting older occurrences of some of our threatened and endangered species.<\/span>\u00a0 That included some locations of the adorable <\/span>Physaria kingii <\/i>subsp. <\/span>bernardina <\/i>(San Bernardino Mtns. bladderpod).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Botrychiums <\/i>should be appearing soon in many of our meadows, and I\u2019m excited about looking for them!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have been surveying for sensitive species and weeds within the area burned by the Grass Valley fire (2007).\u00a0 One of the most interesting parts of the project area is a riparian zone along the north edge of the … Continue reading