Plants of Southern California:
Botanical Trail Reports in Chronological Order 2008

See Plants of Southern California: Botanical Trail Reports in Chronological Order for later reports.

2004 Reports
2005 Reports
2006 Reports
2007 Reports

3 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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