Flower Enthusiasts Discuss Anza Borregos Wild Flowers

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Published March 13, 2008 at 9:48 AM PDT

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Celebrating its 75th year, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California. The recent rains in the county have set up the perfect conditions for the desert wild flowers to bloo

Tom Fudge: If you didn't grow up in arid country, the beauty of the desert can be a little hard to see. But this time of year brings something that just about everyone can appreciate. I'm talking about the explosion of wildflowers in the desert. This spring promises to provide a better than usual array. After several years of drought, San Diego County has experienced some decent rains this winter.

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If you want up-to-date information on where the wild flowers are, you can call the Wild Flower Hotline at 760-767-4684.

Ernie Cowan will speak tonight at Wild Birds Unlimited in Carlsbad at 7p.m. and Saturday, March 15, at 1p.m. at http://www.go-somewhere-else.com/ in El Cajon.

Guests

Diana Lindsay, vice president for environmental affairs for the Anza Borrego Foundation and Institute , which promotes conservation in the Anza-Borrego State Park . Lindsay is author of Anza-Borrego A to Z , and is co-author of The Anza-Borrego Desert Region: A Guide to the State Park .

Ernie Cowan, photojournalist and author of Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Journey . Cowan is also the former mayor of Escondido.

Flower Enthusiasts Discuss Anza Borregos Wild Flowers

Celebrating its 75th year, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California. The recent rains in the county have set up the perfect conditions for the desert wild flowers to bloo

Flower Enthusiasts Discuss Anza Borregos Wild Flowers