Lake Elsinore officials are implementing measures in anticipation of another "super bloom," following the winter rains, that may attract large numbers of visitors.
At the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena, preparations for the 2020 Rose Parade are in the final stretch as volunteers put in long hours to finish dozens of floats in time for New Year's Day.
Lake Elsinore's super bloom, which attracted thousands and even prompted a brief closure of Walker Canyon, is nearly over, city officials said.
There's a wildflower super bloom in the Santa Monica Mountains, including the burn areas impacted by the Woolsey Fire.
More wildflowers are blooming thanks to recent rains but pesky weeds are thriving as well. Volunteers at an O.C. conservancy are helping those blooms outcompete the invasive weeds.
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