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Witch Creek Fire, A recovery

 

These were Chaparral environments and are now recovering as a result of the Witch Creek fire of October 2007. The Witch Creek fire burned across northern San Diego County has left a grim toll: 500 homes destroyed and 250 damaged; 100 commercial buildings destroyed and 75 damaged; 50 outbuildings destroyed and 50 more damaged.At least 145,000 acres have burned.

My intent to is try to capture many of the fire followers (fire plants) as possible.These images came from Blue Sky Reserve near Poway, California and Pamo Valley near Ramona, both of which burned during the Witch Creek fire.

 
Insects
gallery: Insects
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus indicus)
gallery: Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus indicus)
Blue Toadflax (Linaria canadensis)
gallery: Blue Toadflax (Linaria canadensis)
California Dodder (Cuscuta californica)
gallery: California Dodder (Cuscuta californica)
Wishbone Bush (Mirabilis laevis)
gallery: Wishbone Bush (Mirabilis laevis)
Slender-pod Jewel flower (Caulanthus heterophyllus var h.)
gallery: Slender-pod Jewel flower (Caulanthus heterophyllus var h.)
California Poppy (Eschscholiza californica)
gallery: California Poppy (Eschscholiza californica)
Goldfields (Lathenia californica)
gallery: Goldfields (Lathenia californica)
Meadowrue (Thalictrum fendleri)
gallery: Meadowrue (Thalictrum fendleri)
Milk Maids (Cardamine californiaca californica)
gallery: Milk Maids (Cardamine californiaca californica)
Parry Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
gallery: Parry Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia)
gallery: Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia)
Poison-Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
gallery: Poison-Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Our Lord's Candle (Hesperoyucca whipplei)
gallery: Our Lord's Candle (Hesperoyucca whipplei)
Cleveland Malacothrix (Malacothrix clevelandii)
gallery: Cleveland Malacothrix (Malacothrix clevelandii)
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila notata)
gallery: Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila notata)
Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothifulvus)
gallery: Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothifulvus)
Tidy Tips (Layia platygolssa)
gallery: Tidy Tips (Layia platygolssa)
Coulter's Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)
gallery: Coulter's Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)
Pineapple Weed (Chamonmilla suaveolens)
gallery: Pineapple Weed (Chamonmilla suaveolens)
Cream Cups (Platystemon californicus)
gallery: Cream Cups (Platystemon californicus)
Common Bedstraw (Galium aparine)
gallery: Common Bedstraw (Galium aparine)
Southern Tauschia (Tauschia arguta)
gallery: Southern Tauschia (Tauschia arguta)
Peninsular Onion (Allium peninsulare)
gallery: Peninsular Onion (Allium peninsulare)
California Suncups (Camissonis bistorta)
gallery: California Suncups (Camissonis bistorta)
Common Eucrypta  (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia)
gallery: Common Eucrypta (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia)
Crete Weed (Hedypnois cretica)
gallery: Crete Weed (Hedypnois cretica)
Goldentop  Grass (Lamarckia aurea)
gallery: Goldentop Grass (Lamarckia aurea)
Spike Sedge (Eleocharis macrostachya)
gallery: Spike Sedge (Eleocharis macrostachya)
Ground Pink (Linanthus dianthiflorus)
gallery: Ground Pink (Linanthus dianthiflorus)
Canyon Clarkia
gallery: Canyon Clarkia
Bindweed ( Convoluvulus arvensis )
gallery: Bindweed ( Convoluvulus arvensis )
Scarlet Pimpernel  (Anagallis arvensis)
gallery: Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Caterpillar Phacelia (Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida)
gallery: Caterpillar Phacelia (Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida)
Spanish Lotus (Lotus purshianus purshianus)
gallery: Spanish Lotus (Lotus purshianus purshianus)
Prostrate Lotus ( Lotus nuttallianus )
gallery: Prostrate Lotus ( Lotus nuttallianus )
Coastal Lotus (Lotus salsuginousus)
gallery: Coastal Lotus (Lotus salsuginousus)
Chinese Houses (Collinsia concolor)
gallery: Chinese Houses (Collinsia concolor)
Chia (Salvia columbariae)
gallery: Chia (Salvia columbariae)
Common Muilla  (Muilla maritima)
gallery: Common Muilla (Muilla maritima)
Prostrate Spineflower (Chorianthe procumbens)
gallery: Prostrate Spineflower (Chorianthe procumbens)
Fringed Spineflower (Chorizanthe fimbriata)
gallery: Fringed Spineflower (Chorizanthe fimbriata)
Hairy Lotus  (Lotus strigosus)
gallery: Hairy Lotus (Lotus strigosus)
Splendid  Mariposa Lily (Calochortus splendens)
gallery: Splendid Mariposa Lily (Calochortus splendens)
Seep Monkeyflower  (Mimulus guttatus)
gallery: Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)
Soap Plant or Amole  (Chlorogalum parviflorum)
gallery: Soap Plant or Amole (Chlorogalum parviflorum)
Twining Snapdragon (Antirrhinum kelloggii)
gallery: Twining Snapdragon (Antirrhinum kelloggii)
Western Aster  (Aster lanceolatus)
gallery: Western Aster (Aster lanceolatus)
Whispering Bells (Emmenanthe penduliflora)
gallery: Whispering Bells (Emmenanthe penduliflora)
White Snapdragons (Antirrhinum coulterianum)
gallery: White Snapdragons (Antirrhinum coulterianum)
Wide-throat Monkeyflower  (Diplacus brevipes)
gallery: Wide-throat Monkeyflower (Diplacus brevipes)
Peppergrass (Lepidium nitidum nitidum)
gallery: Peppergrass (Lepidium nitidum nitidum)
Sharp-toothed Sanicle (Sanicula arguta)
gallery: Sharp-toothed Sanicle (Sanicula arguta)
Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus)
gallery: Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus)
Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
gallery: Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)
gallery: Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)