Unfortunately, the garden was destroyed by the school maintenance when they unexpectedly cleared the area. They cut down all but two plants, the deergrass and a toyon. Unfortunately, due to the school’s inability to completely secure the future of this…
6 ½” (16 cm)1 The common ground dove is a very small, sparrow-sized dove.3 It has a scaly breast, stubby black tail, and its rounded wings flash rufus in flight.1 The dove requires extensive open ground for foraging, so it…
The 1990 release of the hit movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles increased the desire to own exotic turtles as pets. One of the turtles in the movie, Leonardo, was based on a red-eared slider, a medium-sized freshwater turtle. These turtles…
ORDER: Columbiformes FAMILY: Columbidae The Mourning dove, named after its unique cooing call, is very common throughout San Diego County. It lives in the area year round and can usually be spotted on the ground, on telephone wires, and in…
The 15 plants from Native West Nursery were finally planted in the MEA Native Garden. I worked hard for 5 hours clearing away a path, digging holes in the hard ground, and of course, planting the natives. Since summer is…
On April 15th, we picked up 15 gallon plants from Native West Nursery. These plants will be part of the MEA Native Garden and will be planted soon. We look forward to watching these plants grow and transform our School…
Near one of the entrances to tecolote canyon, the vegetation consists of many invasive ice plants crowding the native flora. The 4* acre area lacks the foliage to support native California quail and many other species that could potentially thrive…
