Tag: wildflowers
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Yolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restoration
Julia Michaels, restoration specialist at Hedgerow Farms, stands in a field of milkweed grown for seed at the Yolo County farm. The operation produces some 400 varieties of native grasses and wildflowers. Many are used for ecological restoration, including after wildfires.Photo/Fred Greaves In Yolo County, nestled among sprawling orchards and field crops, is a one-of-a-kind…
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Scheme to pump water to L.A. could destroy the Mojave Desert
Photo: An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of an eastern Mojave Desert road near Ivanpah, California, on Sept. 3, 2008. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Unlike some deserts, California’s Mojave Desert is full of life. There are tortoises and bighorn sheep, breathtaking wildflower blooms and Joshua trees. Many of the state’s plant and…
