Re: 2019 desert wildflower bloom
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:33 am
I wonder what the snow is doing to the current bloom. (Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego...even southern Arizona)
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https://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/wildupdates.htmlI wonder what the snow is doing to the current bloom. (Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego...even southern Arizona)
Wild weather this year:I saw elsewhere that Joshua Tree has more snow this morning than in our yard.
...Significant Winter Storm ongoing...
A potent and cold low pressure system is bringing hazardous
winter weather conditions to portions of the area through Friday
morning. This storm is expected to bring the most significant
snowfall to Mohave County Arizona in years.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of two to three
inches...with storm totals of 3 to 7 inches possible. Snow
showers will taper off this afternoon but icy and slick roads
will be possible through Friday morning.
* WHERE...Morongo Basin.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Accumulating snow will cause primarily
travel difficulties...covering roadways and limiting visibility
at times. Travel will be hazardous along SR-62 and Highway 247.
Believe me, I am monitoring that site, and any others available, diligently.Time to wake up Maverick...it's starting...here we go with Carrizo:
SFGate 2/22 article:
https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/ ... 634890.phpCarrizo Plain National Monument, a five-hour drive southeast of San Francisco, is a popular spot for wildflowers. In 2017, it experienced a "super bloom" that drew crowds. The verdict is still out on what this spring will bring the park, which sits at about 5,000 feet elevation and usually blooms mid-March into April.
"It's hard to forecast exactly when it will be in peak bloom and the best date to come," said Gannon Castle, who works in the park's education center. "We're expecting a decent bloom."
Castle says the 2017 color burst came after a drought that killed off the invasive grasses and since the park isn't in the same scenario, he doesn't expect a similarly extraordinary bloom.