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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Deep Fork Trail set April 10 ribbon cutting, says OKC Parks
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – OKC Parks is inviting the public to celebrate the ribbon cutting marking the opening of three completed phases of the new Deep Fork Trail in Oklahoma City totaling about 2.9 miles. 'The trail winds through the Deep Fork River and is a unique wooded trail experience, unlike any other trail in Oklahoma City,' OKC Parks Director Melinda McMillian-Miller said. 'The Deep Fork Trail is an important connector in the overall city multipurpose trail system providing the completed link to the inner-city loop. The addition of this trail will complete almost 100 miles ofoff-road trails for residents to use for cycling, running and outdoor recreation.' DETAILS: Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Thursday, April 10 Location: Zach D. Taylor Park, 633 NW 52nd St. Native Plant Festival returns to Norman April 12 According to OKC Parks, The Deep Fork Trail is scheduled to be completed in five construction phases connecting to the Katy Trail to the east and continue along the Deep Fork River to the Grand Boulevard Trail to the west. The $14 million multipurpose trail still has the final two phases of Deep Fork Trail in planning and design. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Los Angeles Times
15-03-2025
- Climate
- Los Angeles Times
Wildflower season has arrived in Southern California. Here's what to expect
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here's what you need to know to start your weekend: The rain has subsided and it's finally time to visit colorful wildflower displays across the region. But uneven rain patterns across the state mean the wildflower situation will be inconsistent. Northern California, which got more rain than usual, will see big superblooms. In Southern California, not so much. But there are still flower-viewing options. The flower fields need a good soaking in the winter to germinate, my colleague Jeanette Marantos wrote in her plants newsletter. That's not what happened this rainy season. Downtown L.A. has received 6.55 inches of rain since the water year began Oct. 1. That is below the average for this point in the water season, 11.88 inches. That means we're unlikely to see large-scale blooms. 'Wildflowers need three things to give us a copious spring bloom — seeds in the ground, plenty of moisture and a few weeks of mild, cool temperatures in the 60s and low 70s,' botanist Naomi Fraga told Jeanette. Just because poppies won't blanket our hills like in previous years, doesn't mean there won't be beautiful flowers to admire across the state. Other perennial native plants such as monkey flowers, phlox, sages, buckwheats and manzanitas will be in bloom. Here's how you can find them. Call the Wild Flower Hotline, which provides free weekly updates on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California. Visit your local botanical garden. California Botanic Garden in Claremont, the state's largest botanic garden devoted to California native plants, and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the second largest, are great options. California Botanic Garden is hosting a free Native Plant Festival on March 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to highlight the beauty, variety and resiliency of the state's native ecosystems. Drive to see the Turkish flower fields. Farther south near San Diego, the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch boast 55 acres of ranunculus flowers that typically bloom for six to eight weeks. Ranunculus flowers, also known as Persian buttercups, are native to Turkey but have been grown along the northern San Diego County coast for at least 90 years, Times reporter Christopher Reynolds wrote. Through Mother's Day, experience the magical ranunculus fields of bright pink, orange, yellow and white flowers at the ranch while also enjoying a 300-feet-by-170-feet American flag made from red, white and blue petunias; a 5-acre 'sea of sunflowers;' and greenhouse displays of poinsettias and Cymbidium orchids. The real superblooms, though, can be found in Northern California where rainfall has been above average all winter, setting the stage for a spring season of stunning wildflower superblooms. California businesses are reeling from Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs In Altadena and Pacific Palisades, burned lots are hitting the market Tesla drivers are pushing back on Elon Musk Federal lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to nix a plan to shoot 450,000 owls, citing cost More big stories Get unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe here. What do the dead have to say to the living? The Life After Life Club in an Orange County retirement community explores trance channeling, the power of animal communication and near-death experiences. It recently hosted a psychic. More great reads How can we make this newsletter more useful? Send comments to essentialcalifornia@ Going out Staying in Lady Gaga's new album, 'Mayhem,' comes just about a month before she's set to headline which California desert music festival? Plus nine other questions from our weekly news quiz. Have a great weekend, from the Essential California team Kevinisha Walker, multiplatform editor Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on
