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    Rare Plant of the Month: Panamint desert-aster

    December 19, 2025January 13, 2026
    Panamint desert-aster is known to live solely in Death Valley National Park; only eight occurrences have been found in the Cottonwood Mountains in the Panamint Range.
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    New Lawsuit Challenges Sacramento County’s Coyote Creek Decision

    December 19, 2025
    The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) filed suit against the County of Sacramento for its recent approval of the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project.

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