Wednesday, December 8, 2021

12/08 - Sobrante Ridge

 


10 of us walked from the Coach Dr entrance up to the ridge and across to the Manzanita Hill Loop and back. It was an extremely foggy morning, very wet and drippy. But it was an enjoyable walk and one we hadn't done for 4 years. There is lots of death in the manzanita grove and evidence of new infections, but also lots blooming and seemingly surviving. About 2.75 miles.

"One of the most significant threats to pallid manzanita is infection by a soil-borne pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomi, which causes root and crown rot in many woody species resulting in plant mortality within months of showing signs of infection." 
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Plants/Endangered/Arctostaphylos-pallida

https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/0SMoMb for today's pictures


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