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Fetid Adder’s Tongue, Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve field trip 
Saturday, February 11, 2017 09:00am
 
Contact Alf Fengler at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (650) 345-7045

Join Alf Fengler, Ken Himes and Helen Popper (author of California Native Gardening) for a proper start of the spring wildflower season with a pleasant walk through this easily accessible Open Space Preserve. We often see over 1,000 individual wildflowers in bloom this early in the season! 

As experienced docents at Edgewood, Alf and Ken will be able to point out some flowering plants in Pulgas Ridge that don’t occur at Edgewood, such as fetid adder’s tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) and coast man-root (Marah oreganus). This trip will be an easy 3-mile loop hike through oak woodland, mixed evergreen woodland, chamise chaparral, and coastal scrub, combined with a little bit of riparian woodland. If needed, we will split into two or three groups to provide a more individualized experience.

The trip will include an elevation gain and loss of about 400 feet. Heavy rain cancels. 

Location Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve (San Carlos)
Directions: From I-280, take the Edgewood Rd. exit in San Carlos and head east. Go downhill to the first left, which will be Crestview Dr. Make an immediate left at Edmonds Rd. and proceed to the preserve parking lot on the right. If the lot is full, park on the opposite side of the road in the large unpaved area. We’ll meet in the parking lot.
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Upcoming Events

Fri Mar 29 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Friday Edgewood Restoration
Sun Mar 31 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Mon Apr 01 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Tue Apr 02 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Tue Apr 02 @ 6:00PM - 07:00PM
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Wed Apr 03 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Thu Apr 04 @ 6:00AM - 07:30PM
California Native Gardening Month by Month, a talk by Helen Popper
Thu Apr 04 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Fri Apr 05 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
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Fri Apr 05 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM
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