Field Guide To the Santa Rosa Plateau

The SRP is sometimes closed when there is a lot of rain, due to muddy trails. If it has been raining, please call the visitor center at (951) 677-6951 to make sure it is open.

Latest Information Current Status of the Vernal Pool, Flowering Plants, and SRP Trails Plant Species In Bloom In December Through February Brodiaea santarosae, The Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea Ten Million Year Old Drainages Seen At The Santa Rosa Plateau Plants Blooming Now Hourly weather data: Mesa de Burro at ~2000 feet elevation (probably close to the Mesa de Colorado temperature on the Vernal Pool Trail) Current weather data: Murrieta at ~1150 feet elevation (probably close to the Wiashal Trail and Visitor Center temperatures) Observations of Flowering Plants and the Vernal Pools: Detailed Observations From Each Hike Introduction 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2007-2008 2008-2009 (latest detailed observations)	Introduction to this site for first-time readers. General Information Introduction and Maps Reserve Rules       Effect of Dogs on Wildlife How to Get to The Santa Rosa Plateau Visitor Center Vernal Pools        The Main Pool on the Mesa de Colorado        The Pool Critters        Development Threat To The Vernal Pools        Rain Needed to Form the Pools        Depth Vs. Time and Pond Life Vs. Time        A Year of the Pool and Vegetation              Pictures Vs. Time for 2001              Pictures Vs. Time for 2002              Pictures Vs. Time for 2003        Pictures for March 2002 compared to March 2001 Wild Animals Geology Viewgraphs for 23 November 2013 Docent Talk on Geology of the Santa Rosa Plateau Viewgraphs for 3 November 2007 Docent Talk on Brodiaea santarosae and Geology of the Santa Rosa Plateau Ten Million Year Old Drainages Seen At The Santa Rosa Plateau Topography Views
Hiking Hiking Routes With Mileages and Altitude Gains Trail Maps of the Santa Rosa Plateau	Current and Past Weather Data Mesa de Burro at ~2000 feet elevation (probably close to the Mesa de Colorado temperature on the Vernal Pool Trail) Murrieta at ~1150 feet elevation (probably close to the Wiashal Trail and Visitor Center temperatures)
The Flowers* Complete Table of Contents (only selected links given below) Plants Blooming Now (includes archival records) Brodiaea santarosae, The Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea When Do The Chocolate Lilies Bloom? Where Do I Go To See The Chocolate Lilies Blooming? Observed Bloom Times For Selected Species The 2005 Plant Display Vs. Time Plant Trail Guides How To Identify Plants At The SRP Bloom Identification Guide for the SRP Plant Species List for the SRP Non-Native Species and Noxious Weeds at the Santa Rosa Plateau Lichens of the SRP The 2003 Plant Display Vs. Time The 2002 Plant Display Vs. Time Pictures for March 2002 compared to March 2001 Taxa Found On Only A Single Trail Or Single Location Analysis of Plants Blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau Vs. Time in 2001 Observations of Plants Blooming With Locations (contains records only up to 22 August 2001) Gordon House's Historical Record of Plants Blooming in the Santa Rosa Plateau Index of Images of Plants of the Santa Rosa Plateau	Historical and Current News Retaking Old Pictures of the Santa Rosa Plateau
	Links and Bibliography
	About this site
	Abbreviations and Sources Definitions Style Sheet for these pages. Update Log for this site (What's New)

^* Coauthored with Jane Strong

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Updated 22 November 2013.