Fresno County's Foothills Showcase Grasses and Wildflowers

By Edward Smith

Published 4 weeks ago on

April 8, 2025

Lupines grow on hillsides along Yokuts Valley in Fresno Count, Monday, April 7, 2025. (GV Wire/Edward Smith)

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

While Wall Street may be shedding green, Fresno County is embracing it. It’s the time of the year when the Central Valley shows off how verdant the area can be.

A short drive up Highway 180 and one can see how a strong rainy season turns fields and hillsides into vibrant palettes of green. A sudden turn toward Orange Cove and into Yokuts Valley can showcase the grasses, wildflowers, and wildlife that make Fresno County beautiful.

Grazing cattle have little trouble finding dandelions to eat in the Fresno County hillside, Monday, April 7, 2025. (GV Wire/Edward Smith)

Lupines scatter the hillside, bringing purples to George Smith Road in Yokuts Valley, Monday, April 7, 2025. (GV Wire/Edward Smith)

The only yellow in the fields east of Sanger come from acres of mustard plants, Monday, April 7, 2025. Otherwise, ample winter rains have turned the hillsides green. (GV Wire/Edward Smith)

The descent on Highway 180, Monday, April 7, 2025, shows how green Fresno County can be with sufficient rainfall. (GV Wire/Edward Smith)

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Lady Gaga to Draw 1.6 Million Fans to Copacabana, Boosting Brazilian Airlines and Rio’s Economy

DON'T MISS

Fresno County Authorities Search for Missing Woman Last Seen at Huntington Lake

DON'T MISS

Russian Drones Hit Apartment Block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 46 Hurt

DON'T MISS

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE Access Social Security Systems

DON'T MISS

Visalia Police to Hold DUI Checkpoint Friday

DON'T MISS

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Dexter Marvin Francis

DON'T MISS

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Nine-Round Shooting

DON'T MISS

Hundreds Rally in Fresno for Immigrant Rights

DON'T MISS

Visalia Man Arrested Again in Child Exploitation Case After National Tip

DON'T MISS

Fresno State Announces 2025 Undergraduate Deans’ Medalists

UP NEXT

Fresno County Authorities Search for Missing Woman Last Seen at Huntington Lake

UP NEXT

Russian Drones Hit Apartment Block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 46 Hurt

UP NEXT

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE Access Social Security Systems

UP NEXT

Visalia Police to Hold DUI Checkpoint Friday

UP NEXT

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Dexter Marvin Francis

UP NEXT

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Nine-Round Shooting

UP NEXT

Hundreds Rally in Fresno for Immigrant Rights

UP NEXT

Visalia Man Arrested Again in Child Exploitation Case After National Tip

UP NEXT

Fresno State Announces 2025 Undergraduate Deans’ Medalists

UP NEXT

Familiar Husband-and-Wife-Duo Bring Thai Food to Northeast Fresno

Edward Smith,

Multimedia Journalist

Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.