Carrizo Plain wildflowers severely limited due to ongoing drought
A lack of rainfall across the Golden State and the Central Coast is limiting blooms and leaving some tourists disappointed about what’s missing at Carrizo Plain National Monument. Aside from increasing drought conditions, 2022 started off with the driest first three months of the year in the last century, limiting the number of wildflowers able to germinate. … This lack of blooms is not only due to the dry start to 2022 but also a buildup of several years of drought.