Last weekend my husband and I did a Salton Sea tour through the Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert, led by College of the Desert professor Kurt Leuschner. For those who don't know Kurt, he is a birding, wildlife and ecologist extraordinaire. We saw so many birds, and learned so much --including …
A Special Nature Sanctuary in Central Park
Central Park was my nature haven the year I lived in New York City attending graduate school. It still is when I return for visits. Now, a bird sanctuary on the southeast corner of Central Park, which has been closed to the public since 1934, is open to a limited number of people each week. I …
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Does this Baby Bird Need Rescue?
This is a reprint from the May/June issue of the San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society's Western Meadowlark - Thank you! by Ruth Greyraven Do everything you can to reunite an uninjured baby bird with its parents. If the chick is a cotton-ball on legs... you have a quail, killdeer, …
Wildlife Aplenty on an Hour Walk at Wildwood Canyon State Park
A rattlesnake, numerous species of butterflies, cliff swallows bathing....... I'm so glad I went, even though I had only an hour for a quick walk while my husband was at an art class. I chose Wildwood Canyon State Park in Yucaipa CA, which I wrote about in this March hike to Hunt Ranch. Great …
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See our native landscaping on the Redlands Garden Tour April 16-17
One week from now (Sat/Sun, April 16-17) our yard is one of six featured ones on the Redlands Garden Tour and Plant Sale. As some know from my articles, in 2008 we replaced most of our lawn in front with drought tolerant -- mostly California native --plants. Now it's a mature example of how lush …
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Weed barrier – don’t use!
It’s great that many people are replacing grass with low-water landscaping, especially in the Southwest where lawns don't make sense. One concern (along with trees not getting adequate water) that I've noticed is the widespread use of weed barrier cloth. Our Redlands CA fire stations have even used …