Spring Monarch Count

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Each winter and spring, volunteers fan out across the West to count monarch butterflies. Sadly the numbers remain far below historic levels. Recent counts along the California coast show populations hovering near record lows, a warning sign for this iconic migrator. Yet, there is hope when people act. You can join community counts through the Western Monarch Count, or log sightings with projects like the Western Monarch and Milkweed Mapper. At home, plant regionally native milkweeds and nectar flowers, avoid pesticides, … Read More

Guarding the Bloom

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Each spring, Chino Hills State Park and the Puente Hills Preserve are decorated with colorful wildflowers that turn the hills into a stunning landscape. People flock to the hills attempting to behold the beauty. Newspapers and TV stations focus on “super bloom” language even when no super bloom exists. It’s clickbait. That said, for the flowers that have bloomed, we do want to preserve them for the future. So, to keep future blooms thriving: stay on designated trails, never step … Read More

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