A Native American tribe has given the city of Lake Elsinore a grant of up to $100,000 to help handle crowds drawn to the area’s super bloom of wildflowers.
On Thursday morning, the city announced that access to Walker Canyon would be closed and all visitors traveling to see the blooms would have to pay $10 for a shuttle service. Residents would be allowed through on some local roads after many were denied access to their homes last weekend.
Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro said Lake Elsinore is part of the tribe’s ancestral territory, and the group felt a responsibility to help preserve the area’s natural beauty. “This natural wonder is a treasure to be enjoyed by Californians, but we need to be responsible about it,” Macarro said in a statement. “Conservation and protection of our natural resources are important values to our tribe.”
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