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- Plant of the Month - Rattlesnake Weed
- Plant of the Month - Red Skinned Onion
- Plant of the Month - Greenbark Ceanothus
- Plant of the Month - Birds Beak
- Plant of the Month - White Chaparral Currant
- Plant of the Month - Mustard Evening Primrose
- Potrero Ridge Trail Plant Guide
- Plant of the Month - Sagebrush
- Plant of the Month - California Poppy
- Plant of the Month - Cliff Aster
- Plant of the Month - Blue Dicks
- Plant of the Month - Skull Caps
- Plant of the Month - California Everlasting
- Plant of the Month - Twining Snapdragon
- Plant of the Month - Sugar Bush
- Plant of the Month - Tejon Milk-Aster
- Plant of the Month - Turkey Mullein
- Plant of the Month - After the Fire
- Plant of the Month - California Laurel
- Plant of the Month - Sawtooth Goldenbush
- Plant of the Month - Scarlet Bugler
- Plant of the Month - Wild Heliotrope
- Plant of the Month - Catalina Mariposa Lily
- Plant of the Month - California Goldenrod
- Plant of the Month - Red-Stem Filaree
- Plant of the Month - Wild Heliotrope
- Plant of the Month - Golden Currant
- Plant of the Month - Leather Root
- Plant of the Month - Sticky Phacelia
- Plant of the Month - Baby Blue Eyes
- Plant of the Month - Matilija Poppy
- Plant of the Month - Hoary Leaved Ceanothus
- Plant of the Month - Morning Glory
- Plant of the Month - Rose Snapdragon
- Plant of the Month - California Buttercup
- Plant of the Month - Durango Root
- Plant of the Month - Peninsular Onion
- Plant of the Month - Flowering Ash
- Plant of the Month - Wine Cup Clarkia
- Plant of the Month - Bird's Foot Fern
- Plant of the Month - San Diego Milk-aster
- Plant of the Month - Purple Sage
- Plant of the Month - Western Virgins Bower
- Plant of the Month - Plant Home Page
- Plant of the Month - Coast Cholla
- Plant of the Month - Bush Poppy
- Plant of the Month - Coffee Fern
- Plant of the Month - Snowberry
- Plant of the Month - Fire Poppy
- An Essay on Observing Flora and Fauna
- Plant of the Month - Pin Cushion
- Plant of the Month - Indian Warrior
- Plant of the Month - Whitethorn Ceanothus - Ceanothus leucodermis
- Plant of the Month - Slimy Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Scale Broom
- Plant of the Month - Whispering Bells
- Chaparral Fire Responses
- Plant & Flower Resource Page
- Plant of the Month - Common Vervain
- Plant of the Month - Ashy Leaved Buckwheat
- Plant of the Month - Sycamore
- Plant of the Month - Beach Evening Primrose
- Plant of the Month - Southern Tauschia
- Plant of the Month - Crimson Pitcher Sage
- Plant of the Month - Sticky Cinquefoil
- Plant of the Month - Basket Brush
- Plant of the Month - Bigberry Manzanita
- Plant of the Month - California Milkweed
- Plant of the Month - Narrow Leaved Milkweed
- Plant of the Month - White Snapdragon
- Plant of the Month - Hillside Gooseberry
- Plant of the Month - Milkwort
- Plant of the Month - Wand Buckwheat
- Plant of the Month - Fire Heart
- Plant & Flower Archives
- Plant of the Month - Rock Daisy
- Plant of the Month - Douglas Nightshade
- Plant of the Month - Fringed Linanthus
- Plant of the Month - California Aster
- Plant of the Month - California Saxifrage
- Plant of the Month - Indian Paintbrush
- Plant of the Month - Purple Nightshade
- Plant of the Month - Fiesta Flower
- Plant of the Month - Gum Plant
- Plant of the Month - Bladderpod
- Plant of the Month - California Walnut
- Plant of the Month - Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry
- Plant of the Month - Prickly Pear
- Plant of the Month - Wild radish
- Plant of the Month - Bush Lupine
- Plant of the Month - Globe Lily
- Plant of the Month - Pitcher Sage
- Plant of the Month - Large-Flowered Phacelia
- Plant of the Month - Milkmaids
- Plant of the Month - Creek Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Black Sage
- Plant of the Month - Owl’s Clover
- Plant of the Month - Prickly Poppy
- Plant of the Month - Sticky Gilia
- Plant of the Month - Prickly Popcorn Flower
- Plant of the Month - Bush Mallow
- Plant of the Month - Yerba Mansa
- Plant of the Month - Shooting Star
- Plant of the Month - Chia
- Plant of the Month - Tidy Tips
- Plant of the Month - Blue Larkspur
- Plant of the Month - California Fuchsia
- Plant of the Month - Canyon Dodder
- Plant of the Month - Wild Cucumber
- Plant of the Month - Johnny-jump-up
- Coastal Live Oak - Plant of The Month
- Plant of the Month - Red Maids
- Plant of the Month - Bee Plant
- Plant of the Month - Chocolate Lily
- Plant of the Month - Coyote Brush
- Plant of the Month - Red Maids
- Plant of the Month - Two Tone Everlasting
- Plant of the Month - Violet Snapdragon
- Plant of the Month - Butterfly Mariposa Lily
- Plant of the Month - Holly-Leaved Cherry
- Plant of the Month - Notable Penstemon
- Plant of the Month - Farewell-to-Spring
- Plant of the Month - Scrub Oak
- Plant of the Month - Yerba Santa
- Plant of the Month - Chamise
- Plant of the Month - Golden Yarrow
- Plant of the Month - Poison Oak
- Potrero Ridge Trail Plant Guide
- Plant of the Month - Wild Rose
- Plant of the Month - Parry’s Phacelia
- Plant of the Month - Valley Oak
- Plant of the Month - Western Wallflower
- Plant of the Month - Mugwort
- Plant of the Month - Lemonade Berry
- Plant of the Month - California Thistle
- Plant of the Month - Wind Poppy
- Plant of the Month - California Goldfields
- Plant of the Month - Woolly Blue Curls
- Plant of the Month - Mariposa Lily
- Plant of the Month - Lupine
- Plant of the Month - Red Shank
- Plant of the Month - Prickly Phlox
- Plant of the Month - Calabazilla
- Plant of the Month - Forest Scurpea
- Plant of the Month - Sumac
- Plant of the Month - Castor Bean
- Flowers of Summer & Fall
- Plant of the Month - Cottonwood
- Plant of the Month - Hedge Nettle
- Plant of the Month - Datura
- Plant of the Month - Cream Cups
- Plant of the Month - Checker Bloom
- Plant of the Month - Chaparral Honeysuckle
- Plant of the Month - Big Pod Ceanothus
- Plant of the Month - Common Fiddleneck
- Plant of the Month - White Hedge Nettle
- Plant of the Month - Vinegar Weed
- Plant of the Month - Scarlet Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Elegant Clarkia
- Plant of the Month - Foothill Penstemon
- Plant of the Month - Brodiaea
- Plant of the Month - Mule Fat
- Ten Common Flowers
- Plant of the Month - Tree Tobacco
- Plant of the Month - California Brickellbush
- Plant of the Month - Stick Leaf
- Plant of the Month - Yellow Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Scarlet Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Variable Linanthus
- Plant of the Month - Wild Sweet Pea
- Plant of the Month - Holly Leaf Red Berry
- Plant of the Month - Annual Coreopsis
- Plant of the Month - Turkish Rugging
- Plant of the Month - California Dodder
- Valley Oak - A non-Botanist guide to the flora of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Plant of the Month - Sand Verbena
- Plant of the Month - Virgin's Bower
- Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains - Gallery
- Plant of the Month - Eucrypta
- Plant of the Month - Yucca
- Plant of the Month - Angels Gilia
- Plant of the Month - Sticky Monkey Flower
- Plant of the Month - Blue-Eyed Grass
- Plant of the Month - Buck Brush Ceanothus cuneatus
- Plant of the Month - Yellow Throated Phacelia
- Plant of the Month - Woodland Star
- Plant of the Month - Chinese Houses
- Plant of the Month - Pin Cushion
- Plant of the Month - Peak Rush Rose
- Plant of the Month - Common Sunflower
- Plant of the Month - Woolypod Milkweed
- Plant of the Month - Toyon
- Plant of the Month - Stream Orchid
- Plant of the Month - Canchalagua
- Plant of the Month - Slender Sunflower
- Plant of the Month - Heart Leaved Penstemon
- Plant of the Month - Chaparral Currant
- Plant of the Month - Mountain Mahogany
- Plant of the Month - Canyon Sunflower
- Plant of the Month - Wild Peony
- Plant of the Month - Elderberry
- Plant of the Month - California Coffeeberry
- Plant of the Month - Golden Star
- Plant of the Month - Wishbone Bush
- Plant of the Month - Lyons Pentachaeta
- Plant of the Month - Fringed Indian Pink
- Plant of the Month - Common Yarrow
- Plant of the Month - Slender Tarweed
- Plant of the Month - Eastwood Manzanita
- Plant of the Month - Willow Herb Clarkia
- Plant of the Month - California Plantain
- Plant of the Month - Miners Lettuce
- Plant of the Month - Star Lily
- Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Plant of the Month - Wooly Sapphire
- Plant of the Month - California Buckwheat
- Plant of the Month - Scarlet Larkspur
- Plant of the Month - Hairy Leaved Ceanothus
- Plant of the Month - Bush Sunflower
- Plant of the Month - Soap Plant
- Plant of the Month - Deerweed
- Plant of the Month - White Sage
- Plant of the Month - Collarless Poppy
- Plant of the Month - Globe Gilia
- Plant of the Month - Fern-Leaf Phacelia
- Plant of the Month - Humboldt Lily
- Plant of the Month - Giant Coreopsis
- Plant of the Month - Chalk Live-Forever
- Plant of the Month - Cobweb Thistle
- Fire and Native Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Plant of the Month - Royal Goldfields
- Plant of the Month - Ceanothus
- Plant of the Month - Speckled Clarkia
- Plant of the Month - Sticky Gilia
- Plant of the Month - Perezia
- Plant of the Month -Silk Tassel Garrya veatchii
- Plant of the Month - Toyon
- Plant of the Month - Downy Monkey Flower
Backbone Trek
Backbone Trek - Landing PageStory of the Backbone Trek 2016
Story of the Backbone Trek 2017
Story of the Backbone Trek 2006
Story of the Backbone Trek 2008
Story of the Backbone Trek 2009
Story of the Backbone Trek 2010
Story of the Backbone Trek 2011
Story of the Backbone Trek 2012
Story of the Backbone Trek 2013
Birds seen along the trail
Flowers seen along the trail
Geocaching oppurtunities along the Backbone Trail
Travel Directions to the start and finish
Our Backbone Trek Volunteers
Memorials
Memorials - Landing PageRemembering Al Bandel
Remembering Linda Palmer
Remembering Burt Elliott
Remembering Milt McCauley
Remembering Hank Grateful
Remembering Ron Webster
Remembering Ron Schafer
News
Santa Rosa Island Trail WorkPresidents Vision - 2016
Las Virgenes Trail Project
Presidents Vision
Status of the Backbone Trail 2011
Woolsey Fire Closures
Newsletters
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2020:Spring Fall
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2018:Spring Fall
2017:Spring Fall
2016:Spring Fall
2015:Spring Fall
2014:Spring Fall
2013:Spring Fall
2012:Spring Fall
2011:Spring Fall
2010:Spring Fall
2009:Spring Fall
2008:Spring Fall
2007:Spring Fall
2006:Spring Fall
2005:Fall
Publicity
Extra MileFund RaiserRuth G Rides the Backbone Trail
Trail Days 2024 VIDEO (on YouTube)
Trail News
2015 Accomplishments2016 Accomplishments
2017 Accomplishments
2018 Accomplishments
2019 Accomplishments
2020 Accomplishments
2021 Accomplishments
2022 Accomplishments
2023 Accomplishments
Main Accomplishments Page
Projects
Backbone Trail Head ImprovementsSigns Project - Point Mugu State Park
Bent Arrow Trail Restoration
Upper Sycamore Canyon Trail Restoration
La Jolla Camp Restoration
Chamberlain Trail
Santa Barbara Island
Trail of the Month
Trail of the Month - Landing PageSaddle Peak
Rustic Canyon
Rogers Road
East Topanga
Calabasas Peak
La Jolla
Serrano
Upper Zuma
Nicholas Flat
Los Liones
Upper Rustic
Secret Trail
Old Cabin
Zuma Ridge
Forest Trail
Garapito
Sandstone Peak
China Flat
Palo Comado
Lower Zuma
Saddle Peak
Reagan Ranch
Rustic
Rogers
Escondido Falls
East Topanga
Calabasas
La Jolla
Serrano
Upper Zuma
Nicholas Flat
Los Liones
Upper Rustic
Secret Trail
Old Cabin
Zuma Ridge
Forest
Volunteer Page
Volunteer for Trail WorkSchedule
Google Calendar
Volunteer FAQ Page
Agency Report by Years
Crew - Year by Year Totals
Crew - Stats - XTAB
Jerry Mitcham Leadership Award
Hank Grateful Award
Ciclavia
Plant of The Month
Plant of the Month Main PageAfter the Fire Take 3
Plants that Bloom Summer and Fall
Valley Oak
Coastal Live Oak
Observation - Can you do better?
After the Woolsey Fire of 2018
Springs Fire of 2013
Springs Fire 2013 Part 2
Poison Oak