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 …
Get Out of Your Car on Road Trips and… What Arizona’s Monsoons Bring
Vultures taking advantage of the hundreds of sphinx moth caterpillars crossing the road, Colorado River toads, noisy grasshoppers and gorgeous sunsets.... I took a trip to Arizona last week, and happened to time it with the last days of Arizona's monsoons. When I lived in Flagstaff I relished …
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High Water Bills? Maybe it’s Lawn Removal Time
It's the time of year of high water bills - and perhaps time to think about replacing plants that need too much water, or maybe even taking out some of your thirsty grass. I recently came back from the Midwest where drought conditions have prompted many folks to let their lawns go dormant. When I …
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GMO Food Concerns: Research to Ponder
It's taken me awhile to write this one because it's such a complex issue -- and I wanted to better understand it. I still have questions but what I've found so far is concerning. And too many people are not talking about it. It's the rising use of pesticide/herbicide use -- and resulting problems -- …
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Did you know: 1600 bee species in California?
I visited the Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert the other day and came across an exhibit on bees that stated the following fact: There are over 1600 species of bees in California. Now I find that amazing - 1600 out of an estimated 4000 worldwide. It went on to say that 100 different species were …
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Wake Up! Nature is Calling for Our Attention
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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