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Winston and Waterman

October 24, 2020by concretechaparral Leave a comment

How do you mourn a landscape?

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Amphibians, Articles/Links, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, National Parks and Forests

To the Coyote Brush that Didn’t Make It

October 28, 2018by concretechaparral 3 Comments

Coyote brush is a tough, scrappy survivor, often overlooked and under appreciated.

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Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants

To Wonder View and Beyond!

June 20, 2018by concretechaparral 7 Comments

Besides city views and apex predators, there is also show biz!

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Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Landmarks, Mammals, Native Plants, Pets, Urban Parks
It's blue-purple flowers reveal blue-eyed grass to actually be of the iris family and not a grass.

Checking In with the Yard

May 19, 2018by concretechaparral 3 Comments

So far all the plants have survived with the exception of the island morning glory dug up by my co-gardener, Rocky the dog.  Even the native grasses he ate grew back fine.

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Birds, Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants

Ballona Freshwater Marsh

April 10, 2018by concretechaparral 7 Comments

Not far from the L.A. coastline, at the corner of Lincoln and Jefferson is a small marsh.

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Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Native Plants

The Battle of the Earwigs

May 6, 2017by concretechaparral 2 Comments

We native gardeners are a noble bunch, but we do have a dark side…

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Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa

April 9, 2017by concretechaparral 3 Comments

Starting east of Oxnard and encompassing the Santa Monica Mountains from the Malibu coast to the 101 freeway is the Santa Monica National Recreation Area.

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Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Native Plants

Milkweed and Unending Faith II

March 26, 2017by concretechaparral 1 Comment

Gardeners are a strange lot. We’re control freaks recreating the Garden of Eden.

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Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants

Skeeters! Gollywhoppers! Crane Flies!

March 21, 2017by concretechaparral Leave a comment

Every spring I saw bugs looking like giant mosquitoes, mistaken as real mosquitoes by many.

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Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Uncategorized

Up in Kenneth Hahn Park (Week of 3/5/17)

March 14, 2017by concretechaparral Leave a comment

The next wave of flowers are bursting forth

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Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Native Plants, Urban Parks

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