Yamadori southern california
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pandacular
Masterpiece
I know nothing about collecting in Southern California, but I know two things from my research, but mostly from talking to collectors.
1) Ain’t nobody giving location suggestions. Doubly so online. Period.
2) The permits are all specific to the land’s administration. National forests have particular rules, but the individual forest will have individual rules. Publicly owned land is good if it’s permitted for the species you want and whoever is managing applications is working with you. Privately owned land can be easier, especially if you’re grabbing an “ugly” landscape tree or offer some money.
In short, starting with permits and working to location is backwards; find out the location (which includes species, aftercare techniques, etc).
Shoot, you’re in SoCal: go to a club, and offer to trade sweat labor to learn all this from someone in the collector who is a known collector.
1) Ain’t nobody giving location suggestions. Doubly so online. Period.
2) The permits are all specific to the land’s administration. National forests have particular rules, but the individual forest will have individual rules. Publicly owned land is good if it’s permitted for the species you want and whoever is managing applications is working with you. Privately owned land can be easier, especially if you’re grabbing an “ugly” landscape tree or offer some money.
In short, starting with permits and working to location is backwards; find out the location (which includes species, aftercare techniques, etc).
Shoot, you’re in SoCal: go to a club, and offer to trade sweat labor to learn all this from someone in the collector who is a known collector.
BrianBay9
Masterpiece
Search this site for "permits" and you'll find lots of discussion about this. Bottom line is California is a tough place to get permits generally but not impossible. You need to cozy up to some private land owners.
Scriv
Yamadori
Your best bet would be to collect on private land with permission from the property owner.
Location wise, a quick google search of the species you’re interested in should give you a general sense of where to look. Cross reference that with satellite images and voila
Great advice
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Several years back I posted a Craigslist ad for someone who was advertising "free firewood" if you came and cut down some of their California junipers. Many landowners in the high desert do not like them because the deadwood is hazardous to livestock/off-roaders.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I would get in contact with the closest bonsai club. Will save you a ton of legwork in learning not only collecting spots/permits, but also knowledge on aftercare on anything you dig up, OR already have members with collected stock to sell...work smart for crying out loud. The stuff you're after has already been found and used by hundreds of others. 
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