BOUVERIE PRESERVE
STUART CREEK
TRAIL
January 8,
2009
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Trail Description:
Bouverie Preserve located near Glen Ellen, is part of the Audubon Canyon Ranch, and serves to
provide environmental education to the public with particular emphasis on
grade school children. The 500 acre preserve ranges from
Oak Woodlands to mixed evergreen forests depending on exposure and
elevation.
While private, the public is invited to attend on a reservation basis. Guided Nature Walks
are scheduled
throughout the year. You don't have to be 10 to enjoy this beautiful
preserve.
Trail Location: Click
here
for preserve information.
Ferns and Allies Not Photographed:
Bird’s Foot Fern (Pellaea mucronata)
Coffee Fern (Pellaea andromedifolia)
Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)
Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia)
Goldback Fern (Pentagramma triangularis)
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)
Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)
.jpg "A photographic impression of the Oak Woodlands surrounding the preserve.")
.jpg "View from the visitors center towards the old residence.")
%20Polypody%20Ferns.jpg "Along the trail with lush banks of California Polypody Ferns (Polypodium californicum).")
%20Polypody.jpg "Emerging sori on California Polypody (Polypodium californicum).")
Turkey%20Tails%20Fungus.jpg "Turkey Tails Fungus (Trametes sp.): Old genus was Coriolus.")
.jpg "The main hike in follows Stuart Creek under the canopy of many old growth trees.")
%20Common%20Manzanita.jpg "Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita): The peak flowering times are generally November through January.")
%20Oyster%20Mushrooms%20.jpg "Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.): These edible mushrooms kill nematodes & bacteria by paralyzing them with a toxin.")
%20Coprinaceae.jpg "Forest mushroom in the family Coprinaceae.")
%20Yellow%20Shelf%20Fungus.jpg "Yellow Shelf Fungus in the Polyporaceae family.")
%20Milkmaids.jpg "Milkmaids (Cardamine californica): One of the earliest blooming flowers of the year.")
%20Sword%20Fern.jpg "California Sword Fern (Polystichum californicum): A hybrid between Western Sword Fern and Dudley’s Sword Fern.")
.jpg "View of the Stuart Creek falls can be seen from the overlook at the trails end.")
%20Manzanita.jpg "This showy bush planted next to the visitor center is either Arctostaphylos densiflora or A. bakeri.")
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.jpg "A photographic impression of the Oak Woodlands surrounding the preserve.")
A photographic impression of the Oak Woodlands surrounding the preserve.