Wright's Field in Alpine is a 230-acre nature reserve in Alpine, California.[1] The property was purchased in 1990 by Back Country Land Trust.[2]

The ecosystems found in Wright's Field include native grassland, Engelmann oak woodland, riparian (streamside) habitat, vernal pools, and coastal sage scrub/chaparral. Native and nonnative plants found in Wright's Field include sunflowers, buckwheat, sugarbush, canchalagua, wallflowers and Engelmann oak trees among others.[3] Special wildlife in this field are the Hermes copper butterfly and the Quino checkerspot butterfly. Also, a conservation project for the rare plant, thornmint, is currently being held in this field with successful amounts of progress and research.

References

  1. ↑ "Wright's Field Trail". Trails.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Priscilla Lister (June 10, 2011). "There's more than meets the eye at Wright's Field". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Meander amid native grasslands and oaks at Wright's Field in Alpine". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

32°49′32″N 116°46′20″W / 32.82545°N 116.77219°W / 32.82545; -116.77219


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