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Tales from the Trails
When I heard the story that early settlers named Hollywood after toyon, a common Southern California shrub with bright red berries…
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Beginning Backyard Birding
With the ongoing stay-at-home order, the Restoration Team at Laguna Canyon Foundation is getting a little antsy. Normally, we spend our…
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Wildflower Watch
Here in Laguna Canyon, we‘re tucked right in the middle of coastal sage scrub, an abundant plant community rich with diverse plants and wildlife. On the…
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It Takes a Village
Being born and raised in Laguna Canyon, I had the simple pleasure as a child of exploring the hills whenever and wherever I…
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‘Tis the Season
Laguna Canyon Foundation’s Restoration Team does a variety of fieldwork in the wilderness parks and around our local cities to preserve…
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Nesting Season is Coming
While hiking on the trails in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, I heard a bird call. I looked up and…
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Wintertime Fun in the Canyon: Listen, Observe, Explore
The winter months in Laguna Canyon are rich with opportunities to explore the wilderness, make observations and take in the beautiful…
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Laguna Canyon Foundation in Full Force at Cal-IPC Symposium
Each year, the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) holds a symposium where experts and attendees from all around the state come…
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An Omnipresent Look
When my husband, Brian, and I get a chance to watch the sun set over the Pacific, his go-to line is,…
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Emergent Invasives, the IPP, and You
Many are surprised to hear that, second only to direct habitat destruction, invasive species pose the greatest global risk to biodiversity.…
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Fading Out: Are Monarchs a Thing of the Past?
Monarchs. You know them, but will your grandchildren? These once common creatures are rapidly disappearing. Since the 1980s, 99.4% of the…
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Fun with Fungi!
The hills are green, and the rivers, streams, and creeks are flowing. The rain has come, and the plants and animals…