We are fortunate in Kern County to live in a region with so many national forests and monuments, state parks, and private preserves. Many, if not all, are accessible to the public. Kern CNPS leads botanical field trips to several of these every spring and early summer.

Parks & Preserves

Bigelow's tickseed (Coreopsis bigelovii)
Bigelow’s tickseed (Coreopsis bigelovii)
Longleaf indian paintbrush (Castilleja subinclusa)
Longleaf indian paintbrush (Castilleja subinclusa)
Prettyface (Triteleia ixioides)
Prettyface (Triteleia ixioides)
Phacelia nashiana, Charlotte's phacelia, Boraginaceae.
Phacelia nashiana, Charlotte’s phacelia, Boraginaceae.