Oct 7, 2020 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, General, Geology, Hiking, Plants, Salton Sea
A travers hike from Yaqui Pass over the crest of Yaqui Ridge to Pinyon Ridge reveals sweeping vistas into the desert and east towards the Salton Sea. To the north, you can see Coyote Mountain, the Santa Rosa ridge, San Ysidro Mountains, as well as the Borrego valley...
Jan 27, 2020 | Animals, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Conservation, Education, Plants, Research
Apr 25, 2018 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, Education, Plants, Research, Research Center, Sustainability, Weeds
Annual Transect plant counts and soil samples on the reserve by UCI faculty, staff, and grad student last week. 2 transects on the ground, one on a south slope, and one a north slope. With the lack of rain, plant counting went a lot faster than last year (Photos:...
Apr 24, 2018 | ABF, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, Education, Plants, Weeds
UCI’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology faculty and students went out defining the existing plant associations to make a vegetation map of the Sentenac Cienega site in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The map will be used to develop a restoration...
Jan 12, 2018 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, Education, Plants, Weeds
Volutaria tubiliflora plants measuring over 8’ tall were discovered in Borrego Valley in January, 2018 and reported at our monthly Weed Eradication Task Force meeting. All the brown plants in the photos are last years’ Volutaria gone to seed (contribution by Pat...
Dec 20, 2017 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Plants, Weeds
Happy weeders from today’s weed walk in Coyote Canyon. We slayed the Sahara mustard! We will be going back out to the Second Crossing from 8-11 next Wednesday morning (December 27) if you want to join the fun. Meet at ABDNHA parking lot at 8am. Bring gloves, water and...
