Wilder Ranch

Wilder Ranch, UCSC, and Pogonip Park

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Aptos Creek trail

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Creek


Rewoods



Eagle Trail



Redwoods off trail


Over the ridge



Silverleaf Manzanita in Bloom


Manzanita


Poison Oak 2


Silverleaf Manzanita



Spreading



Oaks



Mossy trees in Jan


Moss On Tree


'Meadow'


Lovely Poison Oak




The Zayante Sandhills are a rare and endangered area just a few hundred acres in size with

The Santa Cruz Sandhills are home to four species of plants that are endemic to (found only in) the Sandhills. Name for the towns and neighborhoods in the region, they are:

• Santa Cruz wallflower
• Ben Lomond spineflower
• Ben Lomond buckwheat
• Bonny Doon (or silverleaf) manzanita

Though not restricted entirely to the Sandhills, two other plant species endemic to the Santa Cruz Mountains are found largely in the Sandhills.

• Santa Cruz cypress
• Santa Cruz monkeyflower

The Santa Cruz Sandhills are home to three animal species that are endemic to (found only in) the Sandhills. Named for the towns and neighborhoods in the region, they are:

• Santa Cruz kangaroo rat
• Mount Hermon June Beetle
• Zayante Band-Winged Grasshopper

Looking west from ridge


Ponderosa on Ridge



Manzanita


Endangered SilverLeaf

Silverleaf Manzanita - Arctostaphylos silvicola – Silverleaf manzanita is a long lived shrub in the heath family (Ericaceae) that is named for the silvery sheen on its leaves. This large shrub produces small, white, urn-shaped flowers that are pollinated by humming birds, bees, and flies during the late fall and early winter months. The fruits of this and other manzanita species resemble very small apples-- hence the name ‘manzanita’ which means ‘little apple’ in Spanish. Silverleaf manzanita occurs only in the Zayante Sandhills—a unique community of plants and animals found only on sandy soils of the Zayante series in central Santa Cruz County. It is the dominant plant of the sandhills chaparral communities, which are a type of maritime chaparral. As with many chaparral shrubs, silverleaf manzanita seedlings require fire to establish new seedlings.

Photo-McGraw Silverleaf manzanita is threatened by habitat loss and habitat degradation, including fire suppression, and has been listed by the California Native Plant Society as “most endangered” (List 1B).

Trail Out


Hood


Brad

Santa Demonstration Forrest

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Quail Hollow

Fall Creek

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Henry Cowell