the San Diego County Plant Atlas Project is providing more accurate and detailed geographic information on the more-than-2600 plant species for science, education, the interested public, and land managers.  With funding from several local organizations and the National Science Foundation, this project has trained more almost parabotanists (scientists, educators, managers, and interested members of the public) on the proper collection of voucher plant specimens and recording of field data, and they are now collecting plants to document recovery in burned areas (webpage www.sdplantatlas.org).  With contributions from a local photographer and plant collector, “fire follower” wildflowers are highlighted in a six-screen display in the Earth, Wind & WILDFIRE exhibition that cycles more than 570 photos in 60-second intervals, each with the common and scientific name.