Saturday, August 30, 2025

Scrub Liatris Appears To Be Expanding

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 I hiked the middle east-west trail today to check on the one surviving Scrub Lupine in the second planting area--it still lives and appears...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

And Then There Were Two

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 I went out to check the site today after a strong storm came through the other day, but did not see anything concerning in the section I vi...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Hardly A Seedling Anywhere; Second Plant Unexpectedly Blooms

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 Thia is so far the worst season for seedlings I can recall. During a survey this week I found one more to bring the total barely into the d...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Still Few Lupine Seedlings; No Blooms On Possibly Declining Sole Mature Plant

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 I visited the preserve today to see if there was any progress on this year's McFarlin's Lupine seedling season. There was not. Two ...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Lupine Season Begins Slowly; Overgrowth Continues To Worsen

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 I surveyed the McFarlin's Lupine planting areas this afternoon to see if any seedlings had emerged. There were four in the first planti...
Monday, January 27, 2025

An Intriguing Burrow May Mean Gopher Tortoise Arrival

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  While I was checking the third McFarlin's Lupine planting area, I discovered an intriguing looking burrow that was not there the last ...

Checking On The Lupines

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  I went out over the weekend to see if any McFarlin's Lupine seedlings had begun emerging and what the status of the existing plants we...