By Amina Sharma
All hail Friday Links, where we dive into the weekend with news from the native plant world and those adjacent to it. This week we have stories about native plant gardens, both wild and wet; desert plants that might grow on Mars; condor babies, creating equity in science and conservation, and more. Cannonball!
- Sometimes you gotta fight (cue the Beastie Boys). For your right. To grow native plants. (The Washington Post)
- Good news, but this isn’t over yet. (The Mercury News)
- California condor triplets? The LA Zoo is hatching a bumper crop of babies, all eligible for release into the wild. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Making science and conservation more equitable will lead to better native plant restoration strategies. (Earth Island Journal)
- You can create your own affordable backyard water feature—complete with native plants—in one weekend. (The Los Angeles Times)
- In praise of wild yards for beauty, biodiversity, education, and well-being—especially in dense urban areas. (Gardenista)
- Must we always be productive? Perhaps we have something to learn from nature when it enters a dormant period. (The Marginalian)
- Could this desert plant really grow on Mars? (SciTech Daily)
- The CDFW, state parks, the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, and others are studying the growing presence of black bears in the North Bay. (Bay Nature)
- Top ten plant-powered comic book characters
