On Kirsten Dutcher’s recent hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, she’s witnessed a troubling sight: Ocotillos have keeled over onto the desert floor, and cholla cactuses are browning up from their ...

If you follow the seasons, autumn is about endings. Spring is about hope. For those who love the desert, it’s those first raindrops of winter that bring hope for spring wildflowers. The seasonal bloom ...

The wildflower blooms are right on time for the desert, says Jaime Purinton, Communications Manager with the Anza-Borrego Foundation. "We’ve had a higher-than-average wet season, and so we’re ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Arguably one of the best parts of spring in California are the incredible blooms of wildflowers sweeping across the state’s vistas. The last few years, Californians have been ...

Winter showers can bring an abundance of spring wild flowers. But after another above-normal rainy season the flower forecast is not as dazzling as flower gazers hoped for — especially compared to ...

Desert Sunflowers abound along Henderson Canyon Road in Borrego Springs. Photo by Chris Stone Several San Diego County state parks were among the best in the state in several categories, according to ...

On the shortest few days and the very longest nights of the year at the winter solstice in the year 1775, on Dec. 20-22, Juan Bautista de Anza camped his expedition next to a freshwater spring in ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The California State Parks Foundation revealed the results of a new poll featuring the most loved state parks for outdoor adventures, including hiking, camping, birdwatching ...