The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
In my previous post, For the Love of Hummingbirds, I mentioned Kurt Leuschner shared his favorite birding places in the Inland Empire and desert areas east of Los Angeles. Leuschner is a professor of natural resources at College of the Desert in Palm Desert and leads many birding and nature walks. …
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Note: I added some spring photos in the photo gallery too. Fall in Southern California falls a little short for this Midwestern transplant. So a recent trip to The Wildlands Conservancy’s Oak Glen Preserve in Oak Glen, with its changing foliage of California box elders, sycamores and Kellogg oaks, …
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I had a couple hours to kill in Corona CA while my husband attended an art class the last couple weeks -- and luckily discovered this wonderful area in the Cleveland National Forest. Nice, mature chaparral, lots of birdlife during my dusk walks, and beautiful scenery. There are issues with parking …
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I’m always on the lookout for hikes that feature our area’s rich California native habitat and wildlife -- and Crafton Hill’s Grape Street Trail in Yucaipa provides plenty of that. It’s an intermediate trail that takes you up a not-too-steep hill to nice views and more trail …
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In 2010, Carol Blaney moved with her family to Redlands CA from Yosemite National Park, where as an interpretive park ranger she worked with Yosemite’s stunning scenery as her backdrop. The transition was helped when Blaney came across Redland’s Herngt 'Aki' Preserve- formerly called Oakmont Park - …
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Note: I've started a new category "Great Hikes" which features especially good hiking experiences in native habitat and wildlife (for now in Southern CA.) I tend to prefer hikes where I have the place to myself. Frankish Peak north of Upland CA satisfies that need, and a recent May late afternoon …
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