Plants of Southern California:
Botanical Trail Reports in Chronological Order 2008See Plants of Southern California: Botanical Trail Reports in Chronological Order for later reports.
2004 Reports
2005 Reports
2006 Reports
2007 Reports3 January 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Desert Gardens, First Crossing to Lower Willows (DSon)
7 January 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Coyote Creek Dirt Road Cholla Survey; Desert Gardens, First Crossing Area (DSon)
10 January 2008: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: Vernal Pool Trail (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
12 January 2008: Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve: Stone Creek Loop (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
16 January 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Little Surprise Canyon and the hunt for Carlowrightia arizonica (DSon)
21 January 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: the extreme northeast corner of San Diego County and the search for Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis (DSon)
29 January 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Survey Of Annual Growth From West to East; and Villager Peak Trail (partial) (DSon)
2 February 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Henderson Canyon (DSon)
5 February 2008: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: Vernal Pool Trail (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
6 February 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Little Surprise Canyon and Borrego Palm Canyon Alternate Wash: the second hunt for Carlowrightia arizonica (DSon)
11 February 2008: Joshua Tree National Park: Red Butte Wash and Cottonwood Entrance Road (DSon)
16 February 2008: Whitewater Canyon / Joshua Tree National Park: Red Butte and Carey's Castle Wash (DSon)
21 February 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Upper Palm Wash / Calcite Mine Area (DSon)
26 February 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Little Surprise Canyon (third hunt for Carlowrightia arizonica) and Smoke Tree Canyon (DSon)
2 March 2008: Santa Rosa Mountains: Pinyon Flat and Deep Canyon (PR: San Jacinto Mountains / Santa Rosa Mountains)
6 March 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: the extreme northeast corner of San Diego County (DSon)
10 March 2008: Del Dios Wildflower Bloom / North and South Santa Margarita River Trails (SCo: San Diego County)
14 March 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Henderson Canyon (DSon)
15 March 2008: North Santa Margarita Trail - CNPS Orange County (PR: Santa Ana Mountains: Fallbrook)
18 March 2008: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: Vernal Pool Trail, S. Trans Preserve Trail, Hidden Valley Road, S. Los Santos Trail (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
21 March 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Alcoholic Pass Trail (DSon)
25 March 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Villager Peak Trail (DSon)
28 March 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: San Felipe Valley and Pinyon Mountain (DSon)
31 March 2008: South Santa Margarita River Trail (SCo: San Diego County)
1 April 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Gilias of San Felipe Valley; Little Surprise Canyon, including the successful relocation of Carlowrightii arizonica (DSon)
5 April 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Desert Garden; Coyote Creek First Crossing; and Carlowrightii arizonica in Borrego Palm Canyon (DSon)
9 April 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Opuntia ganderi with pink filaments; Carlowrightii arizonica in Borrego Palm Canyon; and Palo Verde Canyon (DSon)
10 April 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Opuntia ganderi with pink filaments (DSon)
15 April 2008: Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia Mountain (PR: southwest Riverside County)
21 April 2008: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: Granite Loop Trail, Vista Grande Loop (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
23 April 2008: Algodones Dunes (DSon)
25 April 2008: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: Torino, Tovashal and Wiashal Trails (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
30 April 2008: Cactus Spring Trail (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
5 May 2008: Bright Angel Trail to mile 1.5, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
6 May 2008: Bright Angel Trail to mile 2.1, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
7 May 2008: Bright Angel Trail to mile 3.75, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
7-20 May 2008: (vacation to work on Bright Angel Trail plants)
21 May 2008: Brodiaea filifolia / B. santarosae survey at Santa Rosa Plateau (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
24 May 2008: Cactus Spring Trail (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
28 May 2008: Cactus Spring Trail (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
2 June 2008: Sawmill Trail (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
13 June 2008: Margarita Peak (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
17 June 2008: Ernie Maxwell Trail (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
20 June 2008: Devils Slide to Valley south of Saddle Junction and Skunk Cabbage Meadow (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
25 June 2008: Willow Creek Trail to Hidden Lake from Tram (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
29 June 2008: Round Valley Trail to Round Valley Meadow (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
3 July 2008: Round Valley Trail, Trail from Wellman Divide to San Jacinto Peak (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
7 July 2008: Devils Slide, Caramba Trail to Tahquitz Meadow (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
11 July 2008: Round Valley Trail, Wellman Divide to Wellman Cienega (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
15 July 2008: Tamarack Valley, Miller Peak to San Jacinto Peak (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
19 July 2008: Toro Peak (PR: Santa Rosa Mountains)
23 July 2008: Devils Slide, Little Tahquitz Trail, PCT, Tahquitz Saddle and Eastward (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
28 July 2008: Devils Slide, Little Tahquitz Trail, PCT, Red Tahquitz Trail (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
1 August 2008: Round Valley Loop Trail, Ridge area east of Wellman Divide (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
5 August 2008: Northern Long Valley (Shangri-La) (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
8 August 2008: Cornell Peak Ridge Area (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
12 August 2008: Southern Long Valley (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
18 August 2008: Tamarack Meadow (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
23 August 2008: Bright Angel Trail to mile 1.5, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
24 August 2008: S. Kaibab Trail to mile 1.5, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
25 August 2008: S. Kaibab Trail to mile 2.7, Grand Canyon (Arizona)
26 August - 9 September 2008 : Hiking Vacation to work on Grand Canyon data
10 September 2008 : Devils Slide Trail Dominant Plant Survey (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
15 September 2008 : Mt. Baden-Powell (TR: San Gabriel Mountains)
19 September 2008 : Fuller Ridge Trail (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
22 September 2008: South Santa Margarita Trail (PR: Santa Ana Mountains: Fallbrook)
23 September 2008 : Devils Slide, PCT toward Wellman Cienega Dominant Plant Survey (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
27 September 2008 : Santa Rosa Mountain Road Machaeranthera Survey (PR: Laguna Mountains)
3 October 2008: Laguna Mountain / Jacumba Machaeranthera Survey (PR: Laguna Mountains)
6 October 2008: San Jacinto Mountain Machaeranthera Survey: San Jacinto River from San Jacinto city to Mountain Center along SR74; Thomas Mountain Road (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
11 October 2008: San Jacinto Mountain Machaeranthera Survey: Bautista Canyon, SR74 east side (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
16 October 2008: PCT North of SR74 (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
20 October 2008: Rock Mountain, De Luz (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
22 October 2008: PCT North of SR74 (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
25 October 2008: PCT North of SR74 (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
28 October 2008: Cedar Spring Trail (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
1 November 2008: Cedar Spring Trail (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
8 November 2008: Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve: North Gate to Temecula Gorge (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
11 November 2008: PCT South of SR74 (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
14 November 2008: Holy Jim Canyon (PR: Santa Ana Mountains)
19 November 2008: South Santa Margarita Trail (PR: Santa Ana Mountains: Fallbrook)
22 November 2008: PCT South of SR74 (PR: San Jacinto Mountains)
28 November 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Coachwhip Canyon (DSon)
4 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Ella Wash, Short Wash, Vista del Malpais Wash, Smoke Tree Wash (DSon)
9 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Clark Valley (DSon)
12 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Clark Valley (DSon)
19 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Arroyo Salado, 17 Palms, Una Palma, Five Palms (DSon)
23 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Borrego Sink, Borrego Spring (DSon)
29 December 2008: Anza Borrego State Park: Henderson Canyon (DSon)
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