The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
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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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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We recently stayed at a timeshare (Hacienda del Mar) in Cabo with friends and discovered a bountiful wildlife scene that followed heavy rains that hit the area. In addition to the rich marine life among the rocks, we found a variety of mature native plants nestled around the golf course next to …
This is from a friend of mine, Denise Morse, a fellow defender of the environment. We served together on a land trust board in Alpine CA. She writes about Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountain Sky Island – a wildlife haven outside Tucson that is facing a new copper mineby Denise Morse I …
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Once in awhile, I can't ignore writing about significant news about our Earth's woes, which are caused by we humans. The occasion is yesterday's publication of a article Approaching a State Shift in Earth's Biosphere in the journal Nature. Before you stop reading, I do include some positive …
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I just did a walk up to Caroline Park and luckily had my camera to capture the flowering natives, birds and bunnies. Caroline Park is a native plant park set aside in Redlands CA by Olivia Phelps (of the Phelps-Dodge family) in 1929 to honor her sister Caroline. While the many flowering plants in …
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