I'm assuming you've never tried to drive through the area when the blooms are going on. I have, many times. It makes a Southern CA freeway which is already bad on a normal day, an absolute nightmare. It is literally right next to a major freeway. It's not off in the backcountry somewhere where people who actually hike and care about nature are the only ones who bother going. It's a bunch of assholes who just want to get one for the 'gram. Leaving trash and dirty diapers on the side of the road when they leave. Trampling the flowers which are a food source for our pollinators. So yeah, as a local, I don't want these disrespectful fucks around.

So? The local government didn't put the closure in place because they are the state flower. I just believe that's one more reason to respect them.

Like I already mentioned more than once, it has nothing to do with them being a state flower. Seems like something a biologist should understand.

We respect the flowers because they are an important part of our ecosystem. It has nothing to do with them being the state flower. Again, I'm very glad for closures like this which keep people like you out who have no business being there.

Edit to add: what the fuck kind of biologist doesn't think protecting local ecosystems is important? I'm calling bullshit on that.

All of our ecosystems in CA are vulnerable and the wildflowers are an important part of the ecosystem. This closure is designed to keep people like you out.

I know. Which is why they are all assholes for not respecting them.

Good. Sick of watching iNfLuEnCeRs trample the flowers.