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Calochortus Luteus
Calochortus luteus is a Mariposa tulip commonly called "Gold Nuggets." It is distinguished from other yellow Mariposa lilies by the central red-brown spot on its inner surface. This one was photographed by Nick Wyckoff on the Pogonip in Santa Cruz.

 

Elkhorn Slough
Wetlands

• Filter upland runoff
• Provide flood control to protect our homes and businesses
• Provide hatchery and nursery areas for fish
• Keep our water clean
• Help replenish groundwater
• Are valuable wildlife habitat

Wetlands are beautiful!


Elkhorn Slough photo Don Monkerud

 

Scrub Jay
The Western scrub jay is a familiar bird of the Central Coast.
Look closely and you can see its white eyebrow. Jays have strong bills and feet.
Photo Erica Crawford

 

Globe Lily
The graceful Globe lily is sometimes called "fairy lantern." This one was spotted on the Big Basin to the Sea hike in May.
Ventana staff photo


Watching each other

Humpback Whale

Two swimmers watch in awe as a curious baby Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) watches them. The photo, by Santa Cruz activist Jodi Frediani, placed second in the Mysticetes category at the 10th International American Cetacean Society Conference “Whales without Borders” in Ventura, CA, Nov 10-12, 2006. The photo was taken during a whale swim on the Silverbanks, Dominican Republic. The photo contest judge was National Geographic premier whale photographer Flip Nicklin.

 

 

 

Phacelia (violet) and goldfields blanket the Carrizo Plain in the spring. 2005 was an especially good year for wildflowers. Photo: Erica Crawford
click here to see more wildflowers from spring, 2005

Sign for sale in downtown Santa Cruz at Artforms Fair Trade. Photo: Richard Stover

 

Many commonly-used garden products will kill amphibians such as the Arboreal salamander. Read labels carefully, and select non-pesticide alternatives that will not harm children, pets and native animals. Photo: Richard Stover

 

 

"The first thing we must begin to teach our children
(and learn ourselves)
is that we cannot spend and consume endlessly"

-Wendell Berry

 

 
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