Carpets of many different kinds of flowers can be found in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park at this time. This post will be updated with the latest flower photos. At the bottom of the page there are links to a selection of news articles and media coverage that the research center and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park got as a result of the superbloom. Click on the photos to enjoy an enlarged version.
The Henderson Canyon flower fields are filled with color even after the sun has long gone behind the mountains (Photo: Sicco Rood)
News and Media Coverage
- Southern California desert sees “superbloom” after winter of heavy rains (CBS Evening news, Mar 13, 2017)
- The desert is in super bloom at Anza-Borrego state park (LA Times Mar 13, 2017)
- Spectacular ‘Super Bloom’ Is Just Days Away In This California Desert (Huffington Post, March 4, 2017)
- California desert transforms during wildflower ‘super bloom’ (March 9, 2017)
- California is about to explode with a spectacular wildflower display (SFGATE website of the San Francisco Chronicle March 11, 2017)
- Super bloom looms in county desert (San Diego Union Tribune, Mar 13, 2017)
- California’s Desert Has Become a “Super Bloom” (MSN video, Mar 9, 2017)
- Spectacular bloom expected at Anza Borrego Desert State Park (Anza Valley Outlook, Mar 10, 2017)
- See rare “Super Bloom” of wildflowers has carpeted Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (The Inquisitr News, Mar 10, 2017)
- Get Ready For A ‘Super Bloom’ Of Wildflowers In The Anza-Borrego Desert (LAist is a website about Los Angeles, Mar 3, 2017)
Other articles that mention the Anza-Borrego Desert flower bloom
- This California Desert Is Exploding With Wildflowers (Woman’s Journal, March 10, 2017)
- California desert’s wildflower ‘super bloom’ delights nature lovers (CNN, March 9, 2017)
- California Today: Awaiting a Wildflower Explosion (New York Times, March 7, 2017)
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/09/california-desert-transforms-during-wildflower-super-bloom/98944548/
- http://anzavalleyoutlook.com/local/spectacular-bloom-expected-anza-borrego-desert-state-park/
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/california-desert-anza-borrego-super-bloom/
- http://www.mensjournal.com/travel/articles/a-super-bloom-is-hitting-the-california-desert-heres-how-to-take-advantage-w471284
- http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/mar/02/super-bloom-wildflowers-days-away-anza-borrego-des/
- https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/a-breathtaking-look-at-southern-california-super-bloom-death-valley-anza-borrego-desert/80161
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-desert-wildflower-superbloom-anza-borrego-state-park-a7619746.html
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-desert-wildflowers-bloom_us_58bb0fc6e4b0b9989417ffcb
- http://www.startribune.com/a-desert-in-southwest-is-experiencing-rare-wildflower-superbloom/415780734/
- http://www.univision.com/noticias/planeta/las-historicas-lluvias-de-este-invierno-prometen-hacer-florecer-hasta-el-desierto-en-california
- http://www.cntraveler.com/story/california-desert-sees-rare-wildflower-super-bloom
- http://roadtreking.com/loving-desert-season/
- http://mentalfloss.com/article/93167/rare-super-bloom-brightens-deserts-california
- http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/03/13/southwestern-super-bloom
- http://la.curbed.com/2017/3/12/14900734/wildflowers-california-where-to-find-los-angeles
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/a-rare-super-bloom-of-wildflowers-is-underway-in-the-desert?utm_term=.nw6wnjebk#.yoVNPQrLv
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-anza-borrego-desert-super-bloom-20170313-htmlstory.html
- http://www.thedesertreview.com/anza-borrego-desert-flaunts-spectacular-flower-show-after-rains/
- http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/stunning-wildflower-super-bloom-illuminates-california-desert/70001090
- http://www.metro.us/news/california-s-desert-blooms-as-drought-comes-to-an-end/jZzqcn—V6AOdS9Ah_LZF3GdKWbRSg
- http://nypost.com/2017/03/14/california-enjoys-flower-geddon-as-noreaster-pounds-east-coast/
- https://www.wired.com/2017/03/super-bloom-2017-california/
- http://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/16/wildflowers-color-the-landscape-in-anza-borrego-desert-state-park/
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-borrego-crowds-20170314-story.html
- http://www.npr.org/2017/03/17/520496783/california-deserts-in-super-bloom-thanks-to-a-wet-winter?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170317
- http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Cityfiles/Winter-2017/How-to-Avoid-Wildflower-Crowds-in-the-Desert-This-Weekend/
- http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Your-Corner-Winter-Rain-Sets-Up-Historic-Super-Bloom-416432873.html
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/photography/sd-crowds-borrego-20170316-photogallery.html
- http://www.cbs8.com/story/34945622/big-crowds-in-search-of-borrego-springs-bloom-prompts-traffic-advisory
- http://erniesoutdoors.blogspot.com/
- https://modernhiker.com/anza-borrego-superbloom-2017
- http://www.hcn.org/articles/superbloom-in-california
- http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Hawks-swarming-Anza-Borrego-state-park-11018226.php#photo-12589172
- http://eastcountymagazine.org/photos-week-borrego-super-blooms
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/sd-oe-letters-0326-story.html
- https://sciencefriday.com/segments/superblooms-are-a-smorgasbord-for-bees/
- http://abc7.com/news/wildflowers-dormant-for-years-bloom-across-california/1827912/
- (National Geographic video) https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/videos/10154493960143951/?hc_location=ufi
- http://www.voanews.com/a/california-desert-super-bloom-attracts-thousands/3790540.html
- http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2017-03-31/Nation%7CWorld/Wildflowers_dormant_for_years_now_blooming_across_.html
- http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/our_world_people/our_world/wildflowers-dormant-for-years-bloom-across-california/article_1ef3fa81-e8c1-5f65-959e-1375bc960d08.html
- http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/20170330/FEATURES/170339982
- http://www.pe.com/2017/04/05/fans-of-anza-borrego-desert-state-park-fight-two-invasive-plants-threatening-wildflowers/
- http://www.livescience.com/58305-stunning-images-of-a-california-superbloom.html
- https://www.science-et-vie.com/ (In their print magazine for kids)
- http://www.ecowatch.com/super-bloom-anza-borrego-desert-2347756612.html
- http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/green-life/welcome-superbloomland
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-california-wildflowers-20170331-story.html
- https://soundcloud.com/soundslikerstin/remembering-steve-bier
- http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/mar/02/super-bloom-wildflowers-days-away-anza-borrego-des/