Going on a Grass Hunt

Join a leisurely-paced hike with Docent Naturalists Frances Reneau and Bobbie Riedel on a quest to learn the grasses. California's Mediterranean summer-dry climate spells doom for annual grasses. By fall, they have long since dropped their seeds and turned to gold. In contrast, native perennial bunch grasses with their deep roots survive the rainless months and there's green among the golden blades. How many can you find? Purple needlegrass? Melic grass? Blue wild rye?