{"id":58661,"date":"2014-09-08T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T15:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=58661"},"modified":"2014-09-08T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T15:49:40","slug":"big-bear-lake-august-sept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=58661","title":{"rendered":"Big Bear Lake, August – Sept."},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Bernardino grass of Parnassus (Parnassia cirrata<\/em> var. cirrata, white flowers) on a rocky ledge on the Frontcountry RD<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dwarf checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora dolosa<\/em>) in a meadow in the Santa Ana River valley<\/p><\/div>\n

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We conducted night surveys for arroyo toad at the Deep Creek hot springs in late August (my last blog post included a bit about this endangered toad).\u00a0 The hot springs are good habitat for this species because the warm water excludes non-native trout, which feed on the toads.<\/span>\u00a0 A more lurid inhabitant of these hot springs is an ameba called <\/span>Naegleria fowleri<\/i>, which enters the human body through the nostrils and can cause a disease called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).<\/span>\u00a0 PAM caused by <\/span>N. fowleri <\/i>infection is rare; since 1962, there have been 134 reported cases in the US (CDC).<\/span>\u00a0 However, the survival rate from infection by <\/span>N. fowleri <\/i>is very low; of those 132 cases, three (2.3%) have survived.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The presence of this ameba doesn\u2019t seem to deter the many people who soak in these hot springs. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One interesting find in the past few weeks was a possible location of Solorina spongiosa, <\/i>\u201cfringed chocolate chip lichen\u201d<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/i>This lichen has relatively large, brown, sunken apothecia (fruiting bodies), which are surrounded by a distinctive ring of green tissue.<\/span>\u00a0 It has a worldwide distribution, but is rare in California.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been continuing surveys in the Santa Ana River drainage, focusing on areas near roads and streams, and also monitoring older occurrences.\u00a0 One showy inhabitant of meadows and streams in this area is <\/span>Sidalcea malvaflora <\/i>subsp. <\/span>dolosa <\/i>(pictured).<\/span>\u00a0 We finished the invasive plant guide and will print this fall.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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San Bernardino National Forest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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