![William B. Ide Adobe SHP (Admin staff)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7255462/4610961/william-b-ide-adobe-shp-northern-buttes-admin-staff_crop.jpg) William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park
Living the parks life is getting new equipment to do our jobs. Thank you, Northern Buttes Admin! Veronica Lamoureaux (left), Wyatt Hein (center) and Jennifer Pooley (right) gleefully pose with the new printer.
Photo from Margie Castleman, Northern Buttes District
![Prairie Creek Redwoods SP (snow collage)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7255589/4610962/prairie-creek-redwoods-sp-snow-and-charlie_crop.png) Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Maintenance Aide Charlie Oswald captured these photos of the park covered in snow.
Photos from Charlie Oswald, North Coast Redwoods District
![Dam](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7270146/4620812/090-p112267_crop.jpg) Auburn State Recreation Area
Viewing Lower Lake Clementine Dam.
Photo from Brian Baer, Communications and Marketing Division
![Ocotillo Wells SVRA (MC Patrol - State Rangers, BLM Ranger, and DL)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7281292/4620813/ocotillo-wells-svra-mc-patrol-state-rangers-blm-ran_crop.jpg) Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Left to right: Sgt. Luke Ware, Bureau of Land Management Ranger T.J. Friend, Desert Lifeguard Cole Magro and Chief Ranger Andrew Ahlberg ready for motorcycle patrol on Saturday, March 4, during an event occurring outside the state vehicular recreation area.
Photo from Eric Kung, Ocotillo Wells District
![Ocotillo Wells SVRA (4x4 Track )](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7281380/4620814/ocotillo-wells-svra-4x4-track_crop.jpg) Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Crowd watching skilled drivers get through an obstacle at the 4x4 track during an event on Saturday, March 4, held outside the park.
Photo from Eric Kung, Ocotillo Wells District
![Anza-Borrego Desert SP (tarantula)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7256675/4610963/anza-borrego-desert-sp-tarantula_crop.jpg) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
A common traveler (California ebony tarantula, Aphonopelma eutylenum) in the fall needing directions.
Photo from Jessica Murany, Colorado Desert District
![Anza-Borrego Desert SP (bighorn sheep collage)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7256512/4610964/anza-borrego-desert-sp-bighorn-sheep-collage_crop.png) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Bighorn sheep seen in Palm Canyon near the hiking trail. One of the photographs has five bighorn sheep: three ewes and two yearlings. They are blend well into the landscape.
Photos from Jessica Murany, Colorado Desert District
![Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7270062/4620815/antelope-valley-california-poppy-reserve-raven-popp_crop.jpg) Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve
Quoth the Raven says, "Don’t doom the bloom." Please remember to stay on trails this spring wildflower season.
Photo from Matthew Williams, Great Basin District
![Tolowa Dunes SP (surf scoter)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7277522/4620816/tolowa-dunes-sp-surf-scoter_crop.jpg) Tolowa Dunes State Park
A lost surf scoter knocked ashore by winds and waves takes flight to return home while avoiding a curious ranger.
Photo from Simone DuRand, North Coast Redwoods District
![Ocotillo Wells SVRA (Desert Horned Lizard - OWSVRA Truckhaven)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7277511/4620817/ocotillo-wells-svra-desert-horned-lizard-owsvra-tru_crop.jpg) Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
While on motorcycle patrol in the Truckhaven Area, the team stopped to check in with some visitors, and a young man all of four or five years old shared what he discovered: a desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos). Chief Ranger Ahlberg took some time to explain to the group the defense mechanism used by this type of lizard: Don’t move and wait for the threat to leave!
Photo from Andrew Ahlberg, Ocotillo Wells District
![Anza-Borrego Desert SP (Bigelow's Monkeyflower)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7256657/4610965/anza-borrego-desert-sp-bigelows-monkeyflower_crop.jpg) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Brilliant color of the Bigelow's monkeyflower in Pinyon Wash.
Photo from Jessica Murany, Colorado Desert District
![Prairie Creek Redwoods SP (Snow)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7256079/4610966/prairie-creek-redwoods-sp-snow-1_crop.jpg) Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Snow falls on the visitor center.
Photo from Charlie Oswald, North Coast Redwoods District
![Silver Lake SRA (clouds over lake)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7256579/4610967/lake-perris-sra-winter-photos-from-feb-26-2_crop.jpeg) Lake Perris State Recreation Area
Clouds cover the lake and mountains from a storm on Sunday, February 26.
Photo from Brian Haring, Inland Empire District
![Empire Mine State Historic Park](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7270348/4620818/090-p112263_crop.jpg)
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Bourne Cottage covered in snow.
Photo from Brian Baer, Communications and Marketing Division
![South Yuba River State Park](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7270353/4620819/090-p112265_crop.jpg)
South Yuba River State Park
Waterfall during a break in the storms.
Photo from Brian Baer, Communications and Marketing Division
![Calaveras Big Trees SP (snow)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7275920/4620820/calaveras-big-trees-sp-snow_crop.jpg) Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Giant sequoias stand out in a snow-covered forest.
Photo from Amber Sprock, Central Valley District
![San Luis Reservoir SRA (rainbows)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7275995/4620821/san-luis-reservoir-sra-rainbows_crop.jpg) San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
Rainbows over restrooms.
Photo from Mike Merritt, Central Valley District
![Emerald Bay SP (lake snow 1)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7277389/4620822/emerald-bay-sp-lake-snow-1_crop.jpeg) Emerald Bay State Park
Beautiful view of Lake Tahoe frozen over.
Photo from Kaytlen Jackson, Sierra District
![Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Pt SP ( Kiosk in snow)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7277455/4620823/ed-zberg-sugar-pine-pt-sp-kiosk-in-snow_crop.jpg) Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
In the winter of 1951-1952, 65 feet of snow was recorded in the Sierra. We are now converging on that record. Our maintenance team is TIRED! Here's a pic of our campground kiosk.
Photo from Elizabeth McMillan, Sierra District
![Redwood National and State Park overlook](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7277499/4620824/redwood-national-and-state-park-overlook_crop.jpg) Redwood National and State Park
Torrential uncertainty rains down at the Crescent Beach Overlook.
Photo from Simone DuRand, North Coast Redwoods District
![Picacho SRA ( Postcard 2 landscape)](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/CNRA/2023/03/7280319/4620825/picacho-sra-postcard-2-landscape_crop.jpg) Picacho State Recreation Area
A small portion of the colorful landscape.
Photo from Eric Kung, Ocotillo Wells District
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