KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Beautiful flowers and wonderful, warm, sunny weather were on the agenda on Sunday, April 22, when the Highland Springs Trails Volunteers hosted a Sierra Club Wildflower Hike at Highland Springs Recreational Area.

The 10 hikers wound their way up serpentine knolls, crossed seasonal runoffs, and meandered trails dotted with Bitter Root, Scarlett Larkspur, Fawn Lilly, and Serpentine Onion as well as Shooting Stars, Gold Field, Blue-Eyed Grass, and Ground Lily.  

Latin names were being tossed around as many of the hikers were well-versed amateur botanists.

Highland Springs Trails Volunteers has been recovering and maintaining the nearly 30 miles of horseback riding and hiking trails at Highland Springs for more than 10 years.  

Although members have been a presence and performed individual trail work at Highlands since the early 1990s, formal organization of public work days did not start until 2007.  

Recording of man hours worked began in 2010 with a total of 1,276 hours of trail work for that year with over 55 community members from multiple groups, as well as youth and senior.

The Highland Springs Trails Volunteers will be hosting a second Sierra Club Wildflower Hike at Highland Springs Sunday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. Please email Karen Sullivan for reservations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

These special hikes are limited to 12 participants. Find more information about Highland Springs Trails Volunteers at http://www.highlandspringstrailsvolunteers.com .