Science Technician Patricia has created a guide describing all the cacti at Cabrillo. This guide will help volunteers identify the different types of cacti for visitors as they move around the park. Patricia says that all the different types of cacti can be found along the Oceanside Trail. You can find the new cacti guide as part of the ebinder in the Terrestrial Plants section. … Continue reading Cacti at Cabrillo National Monument
Science Technician Patricia has created an interpretative guide for the plants along the Oceanside Trail. This guide will help volunteers identify the native plants for visitors as they hike the trail. You can find the new interpretative plant guide as part of the ebinder in the Terrestrial Plants section. Enjoy and thank you Patricia! Continue reading Oceanside Trail Interpretative Plant Guide
One of the amazing things about the Coastal Sage Scrub plant community out at Cabrillo National Monument is the ever-changing species that are in bloom. Each of these species has a specific phenology, or specific seasonal changes that occur that occur in plants from year to year–such as flowering–especially their timing and relationship with weather and climate. Such is the case for the Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) and … Continue reading Cabrillo Field Notes – The Bloomin’ Broom
From the Cabrillo National Monument website, here’s a brief reminder of how special the ecosystem at CNM really is: At the time Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay in 1542, a rich diversity of life was present, ranging from desert cactus to moisture-loving algae, tarantulas to sea slugs, and gray foxes to sea lions. Approximately 3,000 Native Americans lived in the San Diego … Continue reading A Natural “Island” in the Big City
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