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Yearly transect work on the reserve

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:...

Making a vegetation map of the Sentenac Cienega site

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...

Volutaria tubiliflora plants measuring over 8’ tall discovered in Borrego Valley this month

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...

Weeders slayed the Sahara mustard…every Wednesday!

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...

Stopping the spread of the highly invasive Volutaria tubuliflora

Dec 7, 2017 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, Education, Plants, Weeds

You can download the slides for this presentation by Chris McDonald of the UC Cooperative Extension here: Download 2017-Symposium-Managing-highly-invasive-Volutaria-across-CA-Chris-McDonald...
Borrego Weed Warrior Photo update March 6 – 2017

Borrego Weed Warrior Photo update March 6 – 2017

Mar 8, 2017 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Blog, Conservation, Events, Plants, Weeds

Borrego weed warriors team, 03-04-17 Eradicating volutaria, 03-04-17 Vutaria plant, 03-04-17 Volutaria close up view, 03-04-17.JPG Eradicated sahara mustard  ...

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Recent Posts

  • Botany Society presents: The genetics of the rare Wolf’s Cholla (Cylindropuntia wolfii) November 11, 2022
  • Yaqui Pass to Yaqui Ridge to Pinyon Ridge Traverse October 7, 2020
  • Santa Ana Dust Event January 30, 2020
  • Protected: Borrego Palm Grove Fire January 18, 2020 Regeneration Timeline January 27, 2020
  • Evaluating Particulate Matter Air Quality in Borrego Springs and Air Quality Salton Sea presentations 1-12-2020 January 14, 2020

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Jim Dice, Reserve Manager

University of California, Irvine
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Ctr.
P.O. Box 2098
401 Tilting T. Drive
Borrego Springs, CA 92004-2098
Email: dicej@uci.edu
Phone: (760) 767-1010

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