Another wet winter is breathing new life into wildflowers planted years ago under a federal mandate.
Clusters of African daisies bloom next to an overpass along Interstate 8 near Alpine, California on March 20, 2024. The bright orange and yellow flowers, easily mistaken for native California poppies, are the remnants of a decades-old federal wildflower program.It’s not surprising to see right now. Wildflowers are springing to life across California, with experts seeing early signs of anotherBut the flowers along the freeways aren’t as wild as they might seem.
In California, Alvarez said that meant state authorities were required to set aside a full percent of the budget of any federally-funded freeway project for wildflower seeding. “It also helps the environment… by keeping our stormwater and our drainage systems clean,” Alvarez said.
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