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Every Blooming Thing: The Bird of Paradise
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (332+ words) appeal-democrat. com We have ended up with a few "tweeners" " that is, plants that can be large shrubs or small trees. One of these is called the Bird of Paradise, whose scientific name is Caesalpinia gilliesii. We first viewed this…...
Worried." Four birds still missing after Browns Valley falconry break-in
2+ week, 1+ day ago (378+ words) A Peregrine falcon named "Cubbie" and other wild birds are still missing from a falconry center'in Browns Valley after vandals broke-in during the early hours of April 17 and freed 11 birds. Kate Marden, owner of West Coast Falconry, told the Appeal-Democrat…...
Every Blooming Thing - Flowering Dogwood
2+ week, 6+ day ago (367+ words) My first excursion east of the Mississippi River included the novelty of Buc-ee's, the music of Memphis and Nashville, the non-complicated life of the Amish, and the hallowed ground of Gettysburg. The native flora stretching from the central United States…...
Glenn County RCD's Kandi Manhart-Belding Honored with Statewide Conservation Award
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) The Glenn County Resource Conservation District Executive Officer Kandi Manhart-Belding was honored with the 2025 Conservation Award recipient by the California-Nevada Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). WILLOWS " The Glenn County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is proud to…...
New Legislation Adds Invasive Mute Swan to List of Nongame Birds that May be Hunted
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) SACRAMENTO - State legislation signed into law earlier this month will allow invasive mute swans to be taken or possessed at any time by those with a valid California hunting license beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The legislation, which has a sunset date of…...
Yuba Environmental Science school coordinates effort to support Monarch butterfly population
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (652+ words) Charter Academy committed to the support of the migrating Monarch butterfly populations for generations to come. Collaborating with several organizations and agencies, such as the Yuba County Resource. .. " On April 26, Yuba Environmental Science (YES) Charter Academy committed to the support…...