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PRESS RELEASE. From Silicon Valley Hilltromper on March 19, 2024.
Hilltromper announces the launch of the new BloomTrackerTM, an online resource that helps people find wildflowers. By tracking blooms with the help of park rangers and others, BloomTracker shows where and when to see wildflowers throughout the season in public parks and open space preserves in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.
BloomTracker provides information about multiple parks and open spaces in each county where wildflowers can be viewed. Other static resources provide lists of places to view wildflowers, but they don’t tell you when they are actually blooming. Others focus on one park or agency. BloomTracker is the most comprehensive wildflower guide—and also provides information about guided hikes, events, and flower identification.
To access BloomTracker people must take the Respect Wildflowers Pledge that encourages responsible recreation and highlights “Don’t Doom the Bloom!” tips. Following these steps helps ensure that wildflower areas stay open to public access, that people enjoy their visits, and that these beautiful blooms return year after year.
“If you slow down and look closely at your surroundings, you’ll find that there are amazing treasures all around you, but if you need a little more help finding those natural treasures, Hilltromper has your back!,” said Eleanor Raab, a freelance environmental communicator and naturalist working on the BloomTracker project.
Hilltromper gathers information from land managers, naturalist consultants, and iNaturalist—the innovative crowdsourced species-identification system. We also utilize local news, social media, boots-on-the-ground experience, and public feedback to bring BloomTracker to life with reliable updates about where blooms are occurring over time.
“‘Where can I see wildflowers?’ is one of the top questions park staff get this time of year,” said Mike Kahn, Hilltromper Managing Director. “I’ve personally sought out the best places to go see flowers and it can be surprisingly difficult to find out what is actually happening. Photos may be old, info may be inaccurate, and care for the environment may not be top of mind. I came up with BloomTracker to try to solve these problems and connect people to nature in the best way possible.”
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