Article 4B492 Super bloom: can this tiny California town avoid another 'flowergeddon'?

Super bloom: can this tiny California town avoid another 'flowergeddon'?

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Katharine Gammon in Borrego Springs, California
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4B492)

The last time Anza-Borrego park experienced a bloom about 200,000 visitors flocked to see the bonanza of spring flowers

It's lunchtime at Kesling's Kitchen in Borrego Springs, and the line is out the door and down the block. It takes about 20 minutes to get inside to order food. The rush isn't surprising: Borrego Springs is a small town that swells in size when people flock to see wildflowers around Anza-Borrego, California's largest state park.

Plentiful winter rain and precise conditions have led to a bonanza of spring wildflowers this season. And while that can be a great thing, it also raised fears that Borrego Springs could once again face what locals have dubbed "flowergeddon", an apocalyptic situation caused by booming visitation.

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