The list of BFS Mammals has just been updated. There is one new addition to the list: Merriam’s Chipmunk (Neotamias merriami) This chipmunk was captured by a trail cam (shown above). It is probably accidental; there is no eveidence that they are established on the BFS. There is one name change: San Diego Desert Woodrat […]
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If you walk along Foothill Blvd to the field station, you may be enjoying the masses of Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia) and Distant Phacelia (Phacelia distans) blooming in the parkway, spurred on by the unusually rainy winter. Both Common Fiddleneck and Distant Phacelia are characteristic annuals of California Sage Scrub – a native plant community
Parkway flowers nurture both passersby and native insects Read More »
