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April's Blooms
Springtime has brought a Miners Lettuce show in the Canyon! Miners lettuce, also known as Roohreh (Claytonia perfoliata), grows abundantly in Garber Park. The park’s oak woodland habitat provides shade and retains moisture for this ground cover. This annual plant is native to a large portion of western North America, and can be found in almost every county of California (Plant range map here).
Look for miner's lettuce bright green fleshy (succulent) leaves growin around the base of the plant. A more pronounced and fused circular pair of leaves also grows below its flower and can reach up to 8 inches in length! Thanks to the rainy season we have been welcomed by a display of small white and pale pink flowers, which bloom from February through June. Explore the Canyon during springtime to see this plant in bloom! (Learn more here and here). Photo: Ruby J. Soto Cardona
Welcome Scout Troop 202!
Last month, team leader John Brochu and Garber Park Stewards’ Ruby and Wyllie collaborated with the scouts of Troop 202. Approximately 20 scouts and six adults worked in the Upper Canyon to complete a stewardship project which was spearheaded by Ellery Garcia (far right) as part of her final project to earn the Eagle Scout rank.
This was a rewarding three-part project which encompassed a replacement of a puncheon on the Willow Trail, removal of overgrown vegetation around young redwood trees and removal of invasive broom along the Summit House Trail. We thank Troop 202 for their hard work and efforts towards the restoration of the Canyon and hope you can enjoy it on your next hike! (Photo: John Brochu).
If your scout troop is interested in doing a project in Claremont Canyon, please email us at info@claremontcanyon.org.
Work on the Memorandum of Understanding to enable the various local government agencies to work together to prevent wildfire is at a new and exciting juncture. Our attorney Shayna van Hoften at the Hanson Bridgett law firm is meeting with the attorneys representing the member agencies of the MOU working group to review the draft MOU agreement and work out the final language. Then the draft will go to the various agencies’ elected bodies (the city councils and boards of supervisors) to approve.
Sunday, April 23rd from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Join Dave Quady, Audubon Christmas Bird Count leader for Claremont Canyon, and your Conservancy host Nancy Mueller as we look for birds that breed in the Canyon. We’ll search for year-round resident birds and Neotropical migrant birds that have returned to breed. This event is limited to ten participants—please contact us at info@claremontcanyon.org to sign up for this walk. Exact location to be determined and emailed to participants several days prior to the event. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have one.
Rain cancels.
All levels are welcome! Wear sturdy shoes, dress in layers and bring your favorite water bottle. Tools are provided.
Visit this 13-acre park and help restore its native wild habitat (we meet year-round). Meet at the Fireplace below the Evergreen Lane entrance. For more information or questions contact Wyllie.
Signpost 29 Saturday, April 22nd 10 a.m.-Noon
Join us at Signpost 29 for a day of restoration 1.5 miles up Claremont from the intersection of Ashby/Tunnel Rd. aswe work to restore and maintain pathways, remove invasive broom and collect litter. More information Here. Questions? Contact our team leader, John Brochu.
"Take to the Hills" Every Saturday 9 a.m.-Noon
Join the group Take To The Hills to restore native plants and maintain a popular trail in the small side canyon just north of Claremont Canyon called Derby Canyon—above the Clark Kerr campus. Help weed invasives, plant seeds, and—if it comes to it—water native seedlings. For questions contact Jim Rosenau.
Hiking the Canyon
We would love to hear from our members and others who are out hiking or otherwise observing nature in the canyon. Send us your pictures and we will feature one each month.
Sunset view from Panoramic Hill, part of the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve (Photo: Melina Linder).
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Trails are open
All trails are open and accessible throughout Claremont Canyon. For maps and complete information on trails click here. Please stay safe and take all items and pet waste out with you.
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