New Article Out!
A short summary of wildflower blooms in and around the Bay Area
Three weeks ago, I was walking across the creek in Linda Mar when I spotted a man trying to scope something in the bushes with a telephoto lens. He said he was looking for a green heron a friend texted him about early. Standing near six feet, a salty beard and a well worn leather hat like that Harrison Ford might rock, he introduced himself as Ray. Taking the cue that I was curious about local wildlife, he began to ramble. Hearing him talk at me was like an encyclopedic tornado of this small watershed being thrown into my ears. He said there were many natives in the valley he hadn’t seen for decades, even telling me he’d spotted at least four species of trillium, not under the canopy of a forest, but tucked tight together in some meadow he alluded to up the road. The bloom this year, he concluded, was something truly spectacular.
Sadly, this article was about the North Bay, not San Mateo County, and I had already sent it along to the editors before I could give this man’s take on the heavy rains of this year.
With that out of the way, I just wanted to quickly share the article that was published in Pacific Sun and the North Bay Bohemian. It’s a quick look at North Bay Area wildflowers, where to find them, and why it might be best to view the blooms here rather than trek to Southern California and disturb the deserts.
Also, got another article coming out soon on how that big old demon we made, Climate Change, is going to impact these plants in the future!
