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Fiddlenecks Delight

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 19, 2020 with No Comments

Named because their stem curls over the top of the plant resembling the head of a fiddle, fiddlenecks are found throughout California. The brightly colored yellow and orange(ish) annual flowers bloom in a curl. We’ve seen them across the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. May these photos continue to inspire you with beauty, peace, and calm. Remember to breathe deeply when you need to. One step at a time.

Aerial View of Poppy Bloom

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 18, 2020 with No Comments

Our comfort post for today is another super bloom photo of Chino Hills State Park. The airplane is flying near the 91 freeway heading toward 71 freeway. Among the green grasses you can see the numerous orange slopes and ridgelines of California Poppies. Many of the blooms were accessible by the road or by trail. (Remember always stay on designated trails otherwise park resources get ruined).

California Poppies

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 17, 2020 with No Comments

Our first request for photos was the mega-bloom from last year, so here is a photo from 2019 of the poppies and green hills in Chino Hills State Park. A little background: the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) became the state flower in 1903–therefore it is protected. This means you can’t destroy, harm or pick the flower. (Which is actually true of all resources in our State Park system–rocks, feathers, branches, flowers, etc. are all protected.) The flower tends to be found … Read More

We Stand With You

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 16, 2020 with No Comments

We know that with #COVID-19 right now the world is a different place than it was last week. There are a lot of unknowns, a lot of ways we need to think and act differently, and a lot of uncertainty with the future. The ultimate goal is to keep people safe–especially the elderly and immune compromised–and we should all heed the advice of WHO and CDC. Wash your hands. Stay home. Avoid large gatherings. During this time, it might feel isolating, … Read More

We Need Parks

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 15, 2020 with No Comments

This is a wonderful article on people and their interactions with nature, what they value, how they describe it, what it means to them, etc. When you have a moment (after the rain), think about this when you head outside next. View the article from Anthropocene.