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SAMNA
Santa Ana Mountains Natural History Association
SAMNHA, along with the US Forest Service, organizes hikes in the Santa Ana Mountains.
OC Wild
OC Wild
Focus is on the open space areas of Orange County.
California Plant Names:
Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations
and
Wildflowers and Other Plants
of Southern California
by Michael L. Charters
CalFlora.net
Michael Charters' site on local botany includes excellent wildflower photos.
USFS
Cleveland Nat'l Forest
US Forest Service site for the Clevelend National Forest
California Chaparral Institute
San Diego-based Richard W. Halsey's site on chaparral and fire.
TNC - Santa Rosa Plateau
TNC's web site for the Santa Rosa Plateau.
Bug Bob
"Bug" Bob Allen
Local expert on plants, flowers, insects, and everything natural in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Dan's hiking page
Dan's hiking pages
Dan's home base is the San Gabriel Mountains but he includes other areas, and has general hiking advice as well.
Warrior's Society
Mountain biking club which does a terrific job of maintaining and improving trails in the Cleveland National Forest.
Audubon
Starr Ranch Sanctuary
4,000 acre reserve in the Santa Ana Mountain foothills owned and operated by the National Audubon Society.
Canyon Life
Canyon Life
Current and historical information in and around Trabuco Canyon.
Calendar
Calendar of the Canyons
Rotary Club of Coto/RSM calendar to raise funds for various charities.
Aircraft wrecks
Aircraft Wrecks of the mountains and Deserts of the American West
Pat Macha's aircraft archeology web site. Excellent speaker. If you have a chance to attend a presentation, do it.
Natural History
Natural History of Orange County
Dr. Peter Bryant's (UCI) site has terrific macro photos of insects, spiders and fish.
carlgarrardphotography.com

carlgarrardphotography.com

I've met Carl and his friend Ty photographing while on the trail. Few photographers photograph the chaparral, and even fewer do it as well as Carl.