Super bloom, California's unique bloom trampled on by tourists

In California, the wonderful flowers of the famous "super bloom", the flowering that appears like a miracle after long periods of drought, spoiled by visitors.

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A bit like it happens when crazy people see an animal up close for the first time and go out of their way to take a selfie, so it happened in California where, however, this time the unfortunates are the wonderful flowers of the famous “super bloom”, the exceptional flowering of the Reed Plain and Antelope Valley that pops up like a miracle later long periods of drought.





"Super flowering" is basically what happens when the soil receives a lot of rain after years of drought. A show which is right to attend, but with due respect for nature. Respect that the hordes of visitors who have flocked to this part of South California have not been able to (or not all).

Many, in fact, were the tourists who came move away from marked trails to get the right angle for a photo, stepping on sections of flowers or sitting on them, or, worst of all, taking snapshots of freshly picked bouquets of wildflowers.

So while the turnout was so massive that a section of one of the best wildflower trails in Riverside Country was temporarily closed to visitors, it wasn't expected that. incivility, which prompted organizers to add additional staff to monitor visitors and signs warning people to stay on the trails.

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"It happened suddenly, people started ignoring the rules and guides of the trail," said the organizers.

Overly enthusiastic visitors trample wildflowers in attempt to snap photos, leading to trail closure https://t.co/1FXfeImvdd pic.twitter.com/CboZrtUTwp

- 89.3 KPCC (@KPCC) April 4, 2017

The destruction was so severe that I was called in specialists to assess the damage. “The cut plants and crushed seeds will have a significant effect next season,” says expert Wendy Picht.

Super bloom, California's unique bloom trampled on by tourists

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Bad story, in short, and a new black page to the detriment of mankind, which sometimes finds it hard to understand what are the moments in which to stay a step back to admire nature motionless, without feeling the omnipotence of ruining it and trampling it by force. .



Germana Carillo

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