2020 Sam McDonald Park Bioblitz's Journal

Well that was a spectacular day - and the results are still trickling in! Already over 200 species, and remarkable coverage. It was fantastic being in the field with the Dream Team!

Jennifer

The trails that need attention in this BioBlitz are listed below. I am using the numbering system that the County Parks has developed (and signed spectacularly well) - see this map here:

https://parks.smcgov.org/sites/parks.smcgov.org/files/McDonald-Nov2017-map.pdf

1. Ridge Fire Road (from about 1/3 of a mile up from the gate off of Pescadero Road at trail#6 to trail #26; easy parking at large pullout just west of the gate on the south side of the road)
2. Towne Fire Road (from about trail marker 20 to trail marker 33)
3. All of the East Brook Trail (from trail marker 28 to a tad south of trail marker 32)
4. West Brook Trail (from trail marker 27 for about .75 of a mile south)
5. Heritage Grove Trail south from 21 to 30/31
6. For those averse to uphill walking, the bulk of the Heritage Grove Trail from trail marker 14 to 25 is uncovered, especially in the middle sections. One could start at either the main parking lot or the Heritage Grove Parking on Alpine Road (limited, dirt lot that is often muddy)