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Spring Mountain StatePark Nevada Dropping on 09/01/2025!
Entrance to this gorgeous park!
Chris Met the front gate gang They were amazing!!
Sonoran Scrub Oak
Smaller Leaves than the Blue and Black Oaks of California
Trail Map
Chris took the Neon Green Trail
"The Overlook loop"
Panoramic shot Chris took
click and zoom!
Buckhorn Cholla cactus
Singleleaf Pinyon Pine
Pinus monophylla
These Smell so Good!
Don't Ditch a fish Sign!
Don't Ditch a fish Sign!
wow this is extraordinarily cool
if you need help humanely and properly re-homing an aquatic organism try your local facebook, nextdoor, or a local aquarium. We found the Las Vegas Fish Rescue:
Wilson Family Grave Site
Don't Ditch a fish Sign!
Fence on the outside? What happened..?
California Broom Sage
Lepidospartum squamatum
Narrow Leaf Yerba Santa
Western White Clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia
Willow Pinecone Gall
Rabdophaga stobiloides (family Cecidomyiidae)
Spring Mountain State Park Nevada Gallery part 2
Watercress in the water!
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Nasturtium officinale
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
Cholla selfie
Look at this Vista!
Look at this Vista!
Look at this Vista!
Beautiful views!
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
this is the first Gall species we have talked about that only houses one single organism!
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
this is the first Gall species we have talked about that only houses one single organism!
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
this is the first Gall species we have talked about that only houses one single organism!
Chino Hills sp With LEif Richardson Xerces Fdn pt2
Valley Carpenter Bee Leif caught!
Xylocopa sonorina
Leif expertly shimmied this Bee into this tube so we could examine without harm. You can see how large they are!
Leif holding the Coyote Melon
Curcubita palmata is a plant that grows all over North America
Southern Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus longiflorus
image from iNaturalist user: rocketelea
This is a beautiful native plant!
Squash Bee
Xenoglossa pruinosa
Photo credit iNaturalist user:
chrisearley
Mind blowing facts
Joel (Left) and Moe (Right) getting Bee facts nonstop from Leif (middle). Truly an encyclopedic knowledge about native bees.
Goof Balls
Taxonomy
(Goofus roundulses)
Leif holding a bee
We try to keep it together while Leif Holds a bee!
wow this is extraordinarily cool
We try to keep it together while Leif Holds a bee!
We try to keep it together while Leif Holds a bee!
We are so Lucky!
Group Photo!
Group Photo!
Thanks again Leif and Joel!
Chino Hills sp With LEif Richardson Xerces Foundation
Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center
Moe being very Vanna White (look it up kiddos) in front of the Chino Hills Discovery Center on the Carbon Canyon Rd side of the park.
Prepping for this adventure!
Lief with Butterfly nets!
Barefoot Joel Joins us too!
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
They have their purpose!
California Harvester Ants
Joel saw this organism and told us about them. our first time seeing them
Valley Carpenter Bee
Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
These are LARGE organisms!
Nectar Robbing
Valley Carpenter Bee
Leif explaining primary and secondary nectar robbing. Our first time hearing of these interesting concepts! Nature is fascinating!
Mind blowing facts
Our brains exploded with this amount of information!
Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center Entrance
On a Map you can see its central to many folks in the Southern California region. Get out there and check it out!