“The rain gods delivered a dream scenario, better than we could have hoped for,” said Mark Mendelsohn, a plant ecologist with the National Park Service, as he led a tour that began at an old filming area called Paramount Ranch. “Due to the perfect set of rains -- one every couple weeks for months — the regrowth has been spectacular. The smoke and heat causes lots of seeds to germinate, so they were ready when the rains came. Wait till you see the flowers.”

Source: Los Angeles Times April 19, 2019 15:11 UTC