The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
Wow. Yesterday I wanted to go for a hike and headed to the Whitewater Preserve close to Palm Springs. The Whitewater River flows into dammed pools of water, which became a trout fishery for many years, but no hiking into the canyon was permitted. That is, until the Wildands Conservancy was able to …
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Note: this area was hit hard by the November 2018 Woolsey Fire. I've been afraid to go back, but plan to soon to document its recovery. My husband Tom and I were amazed with the mature stands of chaparral on a hike we took last week - the Mishe Mokwa trail in the Santa Monica Mountain National …
I heard an amazing speaker last month here in Redlands CA - Peter Raven - a world leader in conservation who TIME Magazine has described as a "Hero for the Planet." Awarded the highest U.S. award for scientific accomplishment (Medal of Science), Raven is the long-time president of the Missouri …
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