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Making a Sustainable Seasonal Wreath Using Dried Native California Flowers, a talk by Jill Sowards
Making a Sustainable Seasonal Wreath Using Dried Native California Flowers, a talk by Jill Sowards
THIS TALK IS IN-PERSON ONLY. Saratoga Library, Community Room, 13650 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga In this talk, Jill will demonstrate how to make a seasonal dried flower wreath using sustainable materials, with a focus on native California plants. She'll share techniques for drying flowers and creating the wreath, demonstrate how to start and finish your creation, […]
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Saging the World Screening – Michelle Obama Library
Saging the World Screening – Michelle Obama Library
Sage smudging has become a viral trend, common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals—people burning sage bundles in the hope of purifying space and clearing bad energy. Instead of healing, the appropriated use of saging in popular culture is having a harmful effect. Indigenous communities have tended a relationship with white sage […]
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Manzanita Hike #8 Los Osos
Manzanita Hike #8 Los Osos
This eighth manzanita hike with our chapter will look at two manzanita subspecies in detail in the maritime chaparral of Los Osos. If you have ever wondered how lines are drawn in plant taxonomy, especially between two subspecies, join us for this review of two subspecies of Arctostaphylos crustacea that occur within a one-mile radius […]
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Distribution and Ecology of Vernal Pools
Distribution and Ecology of Vernal Pools
Kaleidoscopes were a favorite holiday gift for children many years ago. They displayed a quickly and constantly changing series of brilliantly colored patterns. The metaphor works for California’s vernal pool landscapes. Carol Witham will help us to explore the short-lived, weird-looking, fascinating fauna that evolved millions of years ago, and dazzling swaths of tens of […]