Concrete Chaparral

Murphy Ranch: Nature, Graffiti, Intrigue

Between the multi-million dollar houses of the Pacific Palisades and Will Rogers State Park sits Murphy…
Succession

“In a few months the wonderful flowery vegetation is in full bloom and by the end…
The Battle of the Earwigs

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

Like many young environmentalists, things were black and white. Wilderness – good. Civilization – bad. Humankind…
The Rainforest at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

With each step the bridge sways and bounces. But the canyon it crosses is gorgeous with…
Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa

Starting east of Oxnard and encompassing the Santa Monica Mountains from the Malibu coast to the…
Griffith Park: Losing My Serenity and Regaining It

Though I and my fellow hikers still had our to-do lists and times to keep, there…
Milkweed and Unending Faith II

Gardeners are a strange lot. We’re control freaks recreating the Garden of Eden.
Skeeters! Gollywhoppers! Crane Flies!

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