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his year’s Lemon Lily festival is focused on the flowers. Featuring an exciting mix of the traditional Lemon Lily events we’ve come to know and love alongside newly developed guided hikes and special programs, this year’s festival aims to have something for everyone! The Idyllwild Nature Center and the Friends of San Jacinto Mountain County Parks continue to work diligently each year to foster a greater appreciation for the threatened lemon lily. A recent survey of restoration plots along the Nature Center’s Lily Creek revealed several groups of healthy plants, a few of which appear to be ready to bloom this year. New educational programs at the nature center have incorporated tours of the lemon lily restoration enclosure, as well as visits to the sponsored lily plants found in restoration plots along the creek. Scouts and school-kids from across the region have learned the tale of this special species. This year’s festival launch features an otherworldly assortment of, well, other worlds: Join Rangers and Astronomy experts at Idyllwild Park’s Campground for an evening spent amongst the stars. Our neighboring planets Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter will all be visible in the evening sky, as will the perfect-for-telescope-viewing crescent moon. Since the lemon lily is believed to be pollinated nocturnally, we can’t think of a better way to launch the

Welcome from our president: On behalf of Friends of San Jacinto Mountain County Parks (FSJMCP) and our co-sponsor Idyllwild Nature Center, we welcome you to the 7th Annual Lemon Lily Festival. The festival is intended to provide joy, fun, listening pleasure, and education for our visitors. The festival is, of course, dedicated to one of our indigenous flowers, the lemon lily, Lilium parryi. The mission of the Lemon Lily Planning Group (Sandy Tatich, Ann Wehn, Gail Spiegel, Paul Jensen, and Amanda Allen) is to foster an appreciation for the threatened native lily (Lilium parryi),

festival in style! (See Sphinx Moth pollination photo on opposite page). Stargazing begins at 8:30PM at the parking lot near the main entrance to Idyllwild County Park. SATURDAY kicks off a full day of activities at the Idyllwild Nature Center. The classic Lemon Lily pioneer town — designed to emulate a time when Lemon Lilies blanketed this mountainside — by the generous Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks with the help of Stone Soup Riley’s Farms. Musically, we’re delighted to welcome locally revered bluegrass band The Stone Creek Stompers to the Lemon Lily stage. The Pennyroyal Players are back by popular demand, re-spinning yarns from the American West in both story and song. The very young, very talented Celtic music trio “Three for Joy” round out Saturday’s performances. Pony rides, alpacas, children’s crafts, walks, talks, and a variety of delightful vendors will be featured throughout the day. Saturday’s special guided hike at the James Reserve is new to this year’s festival. (Pre-registration required: Check www.lemonlilyfestival.com for more details). With any luck, we may very well have a variety of blooming lilies to observe this year!

events from Saturday’s line-up. We are delighted to welcome multi-talented folk musicians John Malcolm Penn and Bob Furgo to Sunday’s stage. The special high-country lemon lily survey with U.S. Forest Service district botanist Deb Nelson is sure to be an adventure. (Pre-registration required- see www.lemonlilyfestival.com for more details). At 3 p.m. at the Nature Center, there will be a drawing for the special iron-oxide painted plate featured on the cover of this publication. The plate was created especially for Lemon Lily by local artist David Salk. In the spirit of celebration, education, and restoration, we welcome you to this year’s Lemon Lily Festival. – The 2016 Lemon Lily Festival Steering Committee

SUNDAY features many of the same vendors and

educate the public of its plight and relevance to Idyllwild, restore it to its historical range, and benefit Idyllwild economically by promoting it as a visitor destination. We hope we succeed and hope you enjoy the festival. San Jacinto Mountain County Parks are managed by Riverside County Parks and Open-Space District. They include The Nature Center, Idyllwild County Park, Pine Cove Park, Hurkey Creek Campgrounds, McCall Memorial Equestrian Campground, and Lawler Lodge. Friends of San Jacinto Mountain County Parks is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to See Welcome, next page

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Lemon lily restoration

With great flowers come a totally manageable amount of responsibility By Amanda Allen Park Interpreter Idyllwild Nature Center

Over-collection of bulbs, flower picking and multiple drought years have contributed to its decline over the past 100 years.” These simple facts spawned the restoration efforts that gave rise to the Lemon Lily Festival seven years ago. Armed with the knowledge that human activities almost definitely initiated this long-standing dearth in lily populations, we strive to move forward in our correction of past wrongs.

fter seven years of love, devotion, and patience, there is still a lot we don’t know about our native lemon lilies. For instance, is the sphinx moth pictured above the sole pollinator of this precious plant, or are there multiple pollinators active throughout the day and night? Also, how does one best propagate a lemon lily from seed whilst retaining as many valuable seedlings as possible in the process? Does the drought spell disaster in the long-run, or— as with mountain yellow-legged frog restoration efforts—should we march forward regardless, knowing that the long-term prospects for the water-inhabiting flora and fauna of southern California is grim? These are all good questions; some more easily answered than others. Here’s what we do know about the Lemon Lily, in the words of botanist Kate Kramer: “In the first published botanical survey of the San Jacintos, Harvey Monroe Hall noted large numbers of bulbs being removed from the mountain streams in 1902. Photo taken at James Reserve by Director Dr. Jennifer Gee.

So what can you do? Well, if you live in Lemon Lily range (generally above 4,000 ft.) and have access to water or some creek-side property, plant some lilies. If you don’t, adopt one or two and we’ll plant them for you! Read our “how to plant a lily from a pot” guide, and the lilies will practically raise themselves. If you’ve got a particularly green thumb, join the propagation efforts at the Nature Center or start one of your own! If nothing else, keep an open mind, an open heart, and don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers once in a while.

Welcome

Continued from previous page assist, promote, advance, and develop the historical, scientific, educational, and cultural aspects pertaining to San Jacinto Mountain County Parks. FSJMCP is guided by a board of directors that typically meet monthly and guide its affairs. Membership is open to everyone. For more information contact staff or volunteers at Idyllwild Nature Center located at 25225 Highway 243, Idyllwild, CA , telephone number (951) 659-3850, or visit our website at www.idyllwildnaturecenterfriends.org. – George Ray President, Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain Community Parks

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Festival features an array of fun events Music

This year’s festival features some outrageous talent from our own backyard. Taking the stage on Saturday is a bluegrass band with some local roots who collectively have some impressive credits. The Stone Creek Stompers are made up of Idyllwild resident Sandii Castleberry – guitar, vocals, harmonica; John Penn of La Quinta – vocals, banjo and mandolin; Bobby Furgo – fiddle, from Yucca Valley; and bassist Gene Libbea from Anza. Sunday’s featured act includes two renowned musicians, each of which has worked with the greats. John Malcolm Penn’s musical influences were vast, though it was time at what is now the Idyllwild Arts campus in the late 1950’s and Sam Hinton’s folk program that locked John into a lifelong love of folk and Americana music. Bobby Furgo currently resides in Yucca Valley CA with his wife and records with numerous Southern California artists, including his friends Leonard Cohen and Eric Burdon of the Animals. He is a regular on the bandstand with Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, Wanda Jackson, Hot Club of Palm Springs, and the House Band at Pappy and Harriets. Rounding out this year’s performance is the small-in-stature, big-in-talent trio “Three For Joy.” Three for Joy is a Celtic music band made up of siblings Dominic (age 12), Joseph (11), and Angela Rose (9)

Padula. With their fiddles, cello and mandolin, the group performs Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton tunes, while weaving Irish dancing into the performance. We love their sound!

Special Guided Hikes

We are pleased to announce that this year’s festival will feature two very special guided hikes by reservation only. The goal of both hikes is to see wild lemon lilies in bloom– a phenomenon which is well worth the effort! Though of course we can’t predict exactly when these precious lilies will be in bloom, rest assured that both of these special hikes will take participants to locales where Lemon Lilies have historically bloomed during the second week of July. Visit http://lemonlilyfestival.com for more information before the event.

For the kids

This year’s Pioneer Town will be assisted by the beloved Riley’s Stone Soup Farm group. Featured activities include gold panning, rope making, folk music and dancing, pony rides, roping (see schedule on page 6). Pennyroyal Players return, bringing lively and touching musical portraits about those who settled the American West. Nikki’s Painted Ponies provide rides for kids, while the Alpacas of Anza are on Potted lemon lilies blooming at the Idyllwild Nature Center. PHOTO BY HALIE WILSON display.

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Educational speakers and guided walks

The Idyllwild Lemon Lily Festival continues to evolve. Honoring its commitment this year, we are happy to announce our festival guest speakers talking on a wide range of topics related to our local forest, the lemon lily, and these unique mountains. Garden club member and local expert Toni Bertholotte (right) will be giving a slideshow style presentation and talk, ‘The Life and Times of the Lemon Lily.” This presentation will describe the fascinating life cycle of the Lemon Lily. Deborah Geisinger, arborist, will also give a talk about trees. Guided Walks: Join a park interpreter for a walk on the Idyllwild Nature Center trails. At press time, there are several promising lilies ready to bloom. With luck and mother nature’s cooperation, you could very well see them on the day of the festival!

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Lemon Lily Festival Schedule

All events will be held at the Idyllwild Nature Center 25225 Highway 243, Idyllwild, CA (1 MILE EAST OF TOWN CENTER) • Phone: 951-659-3850

SATURDAY JULY 9TH, 2016

PIONEER TOWN - FUN FOR ALL AGES

9am-4pm A wide range of activities are planned for kids of all ages (yes, you too). Pioneer Town features old west activities including: rocking horses - live pony rides - horseshoe tossing – target gallery – roping - gold panning - blacksmithing – washboard laundry – knitting - apple peeling – flint knapping and more. Make your own activities such as yarn dolls, bracelets, key chains, t-shirts, giant soap bubbles, and much, much more! Fun for adults include shopping at vendor booths and savoring tasty food, a silent auction and the raffle of a ceramic platter by David Salk. Explore the Nature Center by tagging along on guided nature walks, explore Lily Creek, see the bedrock mortars fashioned years ago by Mountain Cahuilla and learn about local flora and fauna. Enjoy scheduled informative talks in the auditorium. In the great outdoors, listen to the Penny Royal Players and the music of other entertainers. The Pennyroyal Players musical theater performance, “Piecin’ It Together” songs and stories from the American West (pennyroyalplayers.org).

LEMON LILY WALKS AND MARKETPLACE

Lemon lilies and native plants will be on sale. Vendors will offer a variety of candies, jewelry, ceramics, essential oils, leather goods, jams & jellies, scrapbooks, headbands, scarves, hand painted note cards, metal wall art, and much more. Food will be available. Guided walks will take place at 11 a.m. You are free to explore the Nature Center trails on your own.

NATURE TALKS

Talks by local experts covering multiple topics pertinent to our environment.

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3 p.m. in the Idyllwild Nature Center Auditorium ENTRY FEES FOR IDYLLWILD NATURE CENTER Entry fees are $4 for adults, $3 for children, and $1 for dogs FREE SHUTTLES - July 9 & 10, 2016: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Parking is limited at the Nature Center. Leave your car in town and catch one of the free Shuttle Vans provided by the Park District that will be shuttling passengers between Town Center and the Nature Center continuously. Look for the Shuttle Stop sign located in town between the Idyllwild Monument and the Idyllwild Inn. Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks representative will be available to assist you. • Special High- Country Lemon Lily Survey Hike. Preregistration required** • 9 am-4 pm Nikki’s Painted Ponies & Al Pacas of Anza Valley • 10 am – 3 pm Pioneer Town with Riley’s Farm • 11 am Penny Royal Players • 11:30 am Lemon Lily Restoration Talk • 12:30 am Trees of Idyllwild Talk with Deborah Geisinger • 1:00 pm Guided Walk • 12-4 pm John Malcolm Penn & Bob Furgo • 1 pm Penny Royal Players • 2:30 pm Three for Joy ** Information about special guided hikes can be found at www.lemonlilyfestival.com All performances at the Idyllwild Nature Center Schedule subject to change without notice.

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In honor of the nocturnally pollinated Lemon Lily, this year’s festival launch will take place entirely at night, under the stars. Join Rangers and Astronomy experts at Idyllwild County Park’s Campground for an evening spent star-gazing. Our neighboring planets Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter will all be visible in the evening sky, as will the perfect-for-telescope-viewing crescent moon. Knowledgeable guides will be offering constellation tours, while expert astronomers provide heavenly views through their telescopes! Stargazing begins at 8:30PM at the parking lot near the main entrance to Idyllwild County Park.

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Talks by local experts covering multiple topics pertinent to our environment. • 9 am-4 pm Nikki’s Painted Ponies & Alpacas of Anza Valley • 10 am-3 pm Pioneer Town with Riley’s Farm • 11 am Guided Walk • 11:30 am Trees of Idyllwild Talk with Deborah Geisinger • 12:00 pm Penny Royal Players • 12:00 pm VAN DEPARTS from festival for SPECIAL GUIDED HIKE @ JAMES RESERVE. (Pre-Registration Required).** • 12-4 pm The Stone Creek Stompers • 1 pm Lemon Lily Restoration Talk with Toni Bertholotte • 2 pm Penny Royal Players • 3:15 pm Three for Joy

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The Stone Creek Stompers This Year’s Must Hear Band

aking the stage at this year’s Lemon Lily Festival is a bluegrass band with some local roots who collectively have some impressive credits. The Stone Creek Stompers are made up of Idyllwild resident Sandii Castleberry – guitar, vocals, harmonica; John Penn of La Quinta – vocals, banjo and mandolin; Bobby Furgo – fiddle, from Yucca Valley; and bassist Gene Libbea from Anza. Sandii has lived in The Stone Creek Stompers Idyllwild since 2003, and has been an Idyllwild Concerts in the Park opening act every year since her arrival. She played for 4 years for the Coachella Stage Coach Music Festival family stage, and has been a performing and workshop artist for Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County since 1998. She is also a founding member of “Hot Flash” a popular folk bluegrass band fronted by three women, and teaches music to children at the Idyllwild Arts Summer program. In the 1950’s, Singer/songwriter and Blue Night Recording Artist John Penn spent his youth in Idyllwild and Pine Cove. His grandparents owned a home in Stone Creek where he spent many summers. He also hung out during ISOMATA’s early years catching workshops by Sam Hinton and Pete Seeger. John’s song “Moonlight Motor Inn” inspired by his grandfather’s defunct motel (where Alhatti Conference Center now resides), is a bluegrass standard. John spent the early 1970’s jamming and performing with upcoming country folk-rock legends such as Linda Rondstadt and Emmy Lou Harris. Yucca Valley violinist/fiddlist Bobby Furgo is a much sought after musician in the Coachella Valley. He has an extensive touring background including such names as Leonard Cohen, and recording credits with Nancy Sinatra, Amy LaVere and Pat

Boone. He plays weekly at popular hang-out Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown, and at the 29 Palms Inn. Gene Libbea spent the 1990’s playing stand-up bass with Grammy award-winning band “Nashville Bluegrass Band.” He spent many years on the road as a touring bluegrass John Malcolm Penn and Bob Furgo musician before retiring to Anza, where he presently makes his home. Catch the Stone Creek Stompers on Saturday, July 9th from noon to 4 p.m. at the Nature Center.

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ohn Malcolm Penn’s Bio: To ex Marine and ex-drag racer John Malcolm Penn the transition to a career in music seemed normal and logical. Why not race Tom McEwen, and then play music with his brother Richard? Or, when ‘Skinny’ Dennis Sanchez, a best friend and fuel dragster racing partner in earlier times, brings by a young songwriter working at the Dobro factory to back him up and record a six song demo. A songwriter by the name of Guy Clark. Born in Glendale, California and raised in Long Beach and Idyllwild, music came early for John, playing piano, accordion, ukulele, singing in choir, and finally getting a guitar around the age of ten. Though musical influences were vast, it was time at what is now the Idyllwild Arts campus in the late 1950’s and Sam Hinton’s folk program that locked John into a lifelong love of folk and Americana music. Actually, a few hours with Brownie McGhee did the trick. It wasn’t until in the military that John began See Music, page 11

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By Kate Kramer Botanist, San Jacinto Ranger District

Natural history of our Lemon Lily

The Lemon Lily, one of our most spectacular local wildflowers, is rare and uncommon but not on the endangered species list. This 3- to 5-foot plant with large showy yellow flowers and whorled leaves is found in mountain creeks from 5,000 to 9,000 feet in our Southern California mountains with a few maybe two — populations in the mountains of Southern Arizona as well. Today, this is where the lily is found, in scattered groups in the San An information booth at the 2015 Lemon Lily Festival. TOWN CRIER PHOTO BY JOHN DRAKE Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains. Moist habitats are key. Lily seeds need to be the area (in Oregon) produce Lemon Lilies that are moist and cool to germinate and grow in the following available for purchase. Tissue culture is another way year. Seeds develop into scaly bulbs about an inch in that seems to be successful as well. But it’s hard to diameter. When the bulb has accumulated enough cut up even one bulb to do this. energy, in three to five years it will produce a flowering Lily enthusiasts world-wide know about the Lemon stalk with one to nine or more fragrant yellow flowers. Lily; it has been used extensively in breeding programs Plants in nature don’t appear to multiply by bulb; to produce some of the most beautiful garden cultivars. the extent of vegetative reproduction is unknown. At least three lily hybrids have been developed by However, in culture, scales from the bulb can be crossing the Lemon Lily with other kinds of lilies and removed and placed in a special soil mix to grow into then reproducing them by the methods mentioned; individual bulbs. This is how nurseries from out of one is San Gabriel. This may be the way to direct

About the Lemon Lily Lemon Lily or Parry’s Lily, Lilium parryi, is named in honor of Dr. Charles Christopher Parry, a renowned botanist who was among the first to collect it in the summer of 1876. Lilium parryi of the Family Liliaceae is a perennial herb that grows from a bulb with a stem reaching a height of 1.9 meters. It has scattered

or whorled leaves with very fragrant lemon-yellow, funnel-shaped flowers. In Southern California it grows in the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains, as well as Palomar Mountain. Small populations can also be found in southeastern Arizona in the Santa Rita, Huachuca and Chiricahua

our low-land lily lovers to plants that will grow in valley gardens — and are at least part Lemon Lily. Genetically variable populations in the wild are important for Lemon Lilies to persist; lilies must have a pollinator to produce seed. Available information suggests that sphinx moths (Hyles lineata and Sphinx perelegans) are the main pollinators. It makes sense; the Lemon Lily flowers are the most fragrant at dusk when moths would be flying. We really need to do a Lemon Lily “stake-out” and watch plants for a day and late evening to find out who is visiting our lilies here. In one of the earliest floras of the San Jacinto Mountains, an observation was made of the incredible collecting pressures by admirers trying to get the Lemon Lily in the nursery trade. With so many bulbs removed from our mountains, it’s no wonder that the Lemon Lily is a rare plant. The drought in the 1970s may have dried up much of the lily’s habitat, as well; fluctuating water levels have affected lily populations in Arizona. With a little care and attention, the Lemon Lily will continue to grace our mountains and be part of our lives.

mountains and in extreme northern Sonora, Mexico, in the Sierra Los Ajos. The lilies inhabit springs, seeps, wet meadows and shady canyon bottoms along perennial streams at an elevation of 4,000 to 9,000 feet. Forest fires and subsequent erosion have severely impacted three populations in Arizona (Falk and Warren, 1994), and their populations have been negatively impacted by “flower pullers” in Palomar (Craig H.

Reiser, 1994) and bulb collectors in San Jacinto (H.M. Hall, 1902). It is uncommon throughout its California range, close to extirpation in San Diego County (Craig H. Reiser, 1994) and listed by state and federal agencies as a sensitive species that should be protected. For more information about the Lemon Lily, visit Michael Charter’s site at www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/lemonlily.html.

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Saunders Meadow Tim Lange, Idyllwild

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“Fall Arch” Will Sproule, Pine Cove

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“Deck-yard” Thomas Pierce, Idyllwild

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Idyllwild Great Pumpkin Carnival and Parade Halloween

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“Black Oak” Will Sproule, Pine Cove

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“Innocent Curiosity” Bethany Pulliam, Mountain Center

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Scenes from the 2015 Lemon Lily Festival Photos by John Drake/Idyllwild Town Crier

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Music

Why restore the lemon lily to Idyllwild?

writing his own songs of personal observation, angst, love, and hardship in Vietnam, and later honing his songcraft with a stint of staff and ‘work for hire’ writing for Screen Gems/Colgems productions. John began playing live about this time, developing into something of a ‘professional opening act’ on the west coast coffee house circuit and side ventures such as co founding the Cal State Long Beach Banjo, Fiddle & Guitar Festival in 1973. Numerous gigs with Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, backing Freddy Fender, and founding along with fellow singer/songwriter Steve Spurgin the ‘before their time’ group Old Glory, has allowed John to enjoy a unique and rich musical past. But it’s John’s music today that counts. John is signed to Blue Night Records and his album, ‘Hangtown Fry’ was released in 2012, and his new album ‘Driftin’ River’ is due for release June 1, 2014. Bob Furgo’s Bio: Bobby scored his first major gig playing on United Artist Records “Boys in the Bunkhouse” playing sessions with members of the Wrecking Crew, an infamous 60’s and 70’s studio crew who can be heard on albums by the Beach Boys, the Monkees, and Frank Sinatra. He was picked up in 1988 by Leonard Cohen and played on 3 platinum selling albums- “The Future,” “Cohen: Live,” and “Essential Leonard Cohen.” Notable concert performances include Austin City Limits, Carnegie Hall in NYC, Royal Albert Hall in London, TV performances on The Tonight show with Jay Leno (NBC), Later with Jules Holland (BBC) and a live performance on the 1992 Juno Awards (CBC). He is still heard on radio, films, and movies across the world for playing on Cohen’s hits “Hallelujah,” “Dance Me to the End of Love” and the Grammy winning “The Wonderboys Motion Picture Soundtrack.” Bobby Furgo currently resides in Yucca Valley CA with his wife and records with numerous Southern California artists, including his friends Leonard Cohen and Eric Burdon of the Animals. He is a regular on the bandstand with Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, Wanda Jackson, Hot Club of Palm Springs, and the House Band at Pappy and Harriets. He teaches private lessons on piano and violin. We can’t wait to hear these guys jam! For more info. visit John’s website here: http://www. johnmalcolmpenn.com.

By Dave Stith Amateur Botanist

Continued from page 7

Harvey Monroe Hall conducted the first systematic survey of the plants in the San Jacintos. His flora, “A Botanical Survey of San Jacinto Mountain” was published in 1902. Of Lilium parryi he writes: “This lily, with its tall, erect stems and conspicuous flowers either clear yellow or peppered with black, is a great favorite with the tourists and campers who annually visit the mountain. It was only a few years ago that the showy blossoms were very frequently encountered with along all the streams and bogs from nearly the lower edge of the Transition Zone up to an altitude of 9,000 feet, thus reaching into the lower part of the Canadian Zone. While it is now by no means rare, [it] is still only found in profusion only on the more remote parts of the mountain. That this is due entirely to the diligence of the bulb hunters is hard to believe, and yet one party took over 5,000 bulbs in a single season. Perhaps this, in addition to several consecutive dry summers, is responsible for the rapid depletion in their numbers.” From this we can learn three things: 1) They were once much more abundant than they are now; 2) the tourists who visited the mountain knew of them and; 3) thousands of them were dug up and forever removed from the mountain. I wanted to see if it was still true that they could be found in profusion on the more remote parts of the mountain, or if conditions were now

such that there was no hope of ever bringing them back. In 2009, I enlisted Tom Chester, along with some of our friends and colleagues, to help me count every Lemon Lily in Willow and Tahquitz creeks. We counted 2,662 plants, including new seedlings, immature plants that had not yet bloomed, flowering plants and plants in fruit with seeds. This appeared to be a healthy, reproducing population. If they can still grow where they have not been disturbed by people, I began to ask, “Why not in Idyllwild?” if we just give them a chance.

About the cover

Created especially for the Lemon Lily Festival by local artist David Salk, this plate was hand-painted using iron oxide pigment—one of the many substances used by Native Americans to create the long-lasting pictographs found throughout Idyllwild. David has donated this plate to be raffled off in support of the ongoing Lemon Lily Restoration Project. The Drawing will be held at this year’s 7th annual Lemon Lily Festival. Raffle Tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00. We appreciate your support!

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