Thirteen years of living here and an environmental science degree from Cal Poly Humboldt has taught me to appreciate this amazing region As I work through my California Natural History certification course I have gotten to broaden and focus my perspective and really take in how Humboldt and the Klamath region interact and create a unique region within the California landscape; to understand how we can find the same genuses on our coasts as there are in our southern California deserts; and to learn how the state’s once wide-roaming antelope are now sequestered to the only two remaining grassland plains in California This spring I took the opportunity to explore the Carrizo Plain and was surprised by the ones I recognized from our moist At the base of the hills overlooking the basin of Carrizo Plain swathes of Desert Fiddlenecks (Amsinckia tessellata) create a canal of orange Along their edges little pools of Creamcups (Platystemon californicus) can be found Creamcups (the Yurok word for poppy is segep ‘we-cheeeshep) is a common springtime wildflower in the poppy family native to the southwestern United States and Baja California and flowers with six petals and a notable cluster of many flattened stamens and bear capsule fruit with single seeded sections Locally you can find small patches of them blooming in the Manilla dunes They are also often used in landscaping and bee gardens as well as revegetating recently burned areas On the crests of the hills we find blankets of Common Goldfields (Lasthenia gracilis) quilted with Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) and San Joaquin Blazing Stars (Mentzelia pectinata) The yellow and orange curtains create the perfect backdrop for the towering bushes of Silver Lupine (Lupinus albifrons) or This shrub is considered native from Oregon to Northern Baja and is often seen as large as five feet tall The light blue to violet flowers grow on stalks up to a foot long and can be found blooming along our coasts and foothills Many visitors and locals over the years have gone to witness their grandeur in the Bald Hills locally it is not to be confused with the Yellow Bush Lupin (Lupinus arboreus) which is considered invasive to our region In the 1900s Yellow Bush Lupine seeds were spread along the North Spit of Humboldt Bay to stabilize dunes and protect railroad tracks from sand immersion however its natural range is believed to be from the San Francisco Bay area south The Yellow Bush Lupin’s ability to fix nitrogen aids in its own and other invasive species’ persistence in previously open dune mat communities reducing the biodiversity and presence of native species As we descend into the basin winding through the ravines speckles the blankets of Common Goldfields they can be found locally along our coastlines the hairy stems culminate in a cluster of pink narrow leaves often tipped with the same color as the flower and are considered a crucial host plant for the threatened Bay Checkerspot butterfly Species within the genus Castilleja frequently hybridize however there are three recognized species of Owl’s Clover in California is often found in sandy areas and is considered endemic to California we find the thick stalks of Desert Candles (Streptanthus inflatus) their burgundy crowns contrasting with the vivid orange of the San Joaquin Blazing Stars at their base Both flowers look like they belong in our moist climate and yet their lush blooms emerge along the slopes of these dry grasslands The mission of the Northcoast Environmental Center is to promote understanding of the relations between people and the biosphere and to conserve and marine ecosystems of northern California and southern Oregon BelovED Charter's Marlene Segarra (6) celebrates her goal against Orange in Monday's high school girls soccer match at Orange 10/02/2023 Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance MediaSteve Hockstein | For NJ Advance .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Donovan Hugel | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comCheck out the lists below to see the per-game season stat leaders in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League through Thursday *These numbers are based off stats reported by coaches to njschoolsports.com NOTE: Some mobile apps, including the Twitter app, may not show the poll below. 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Every year when temperatures start to sizzle in Oklahoma we crank up the heat on some of our publications Turn on your AC for this premiere issue of the new Life & Style section of The Oklahoman The annual Look @ OKC swimsuit issue hit newsstands in late May and featured nine of Oklahoma's most gorgeous women (who were chosen by a nomination process) nine of the state's most alluring and interesting locations and one of the state's best fashion photographers Niche Publications Editor Melissa Howell and intern Katelyn Kelly styled the shoots We asked you to vote on your favorite swimsuit model and an Oklahoma City waitress originally from Dominican Republic Enjoy one more look at some of the state's most beautiful swimsuits Favorite thing to do in the summer: I spend my summer going to pools and different water parks What's the most memorable pickup line you've ever heard “I come here to see you and get to know you but you're always busy.” I just start laughing talent or superpower of yours should readers know about A fun fact is that literally every day somebody says something about my hair and a women had her whole hand in my Afro trying to see if I had a wig Location: Oklahoma City Zoo; swimsuit: L.A Favorite thing to do in the summer: Family vacation I have done competitive cheer for 10 years What's the craziest thing you've ever done Sun & Sport; hair and makeup by Madi Martin Occupation: Works at Choctaw Public Schools with special-needs students Favorite thing to do in the summer: Go to the lake I jumped off a railroad bridge into a creek Favorite thing to do in the summer: Go to the lake and enjoy time with family Because you got FINE written all over you!” or superpower of yours should readers know about I've taught myself to play the piano by autodidacticism I hid inside a dog food container (large trash can) to scare my little sister Favorite thing to do in the summer: Go to the lake with friends and family and you can only imagine the pickup lines I got there but my all-time favorite was when this guy had brought a small packet of sugar through my line one day and the label said “Sweet Thing.” He then handed it to me and said I think you dropped your name tag.” My cheeks immediately turned red and I couldn't help but burst out in laughter Occupation: Dance team manager for the OKC Thunder Favorite thing to do in the summer: Travel anywhere I have danced for almost every professional sport one season with the Arizona Rattlers and one season with the Phoenix Mercury or floating down the Nile River for three days on a wooden boat with no rooms or bathrooms hair by Natalie Acuna from Anthony David Salon Favorite thing to do in the summer: Go to the beach and travel Favorite thing to do in the summer: Hiking and camping I jumped off the Stratosphere building in Vegas Location: Artspace at Untitled; swimsuit: L.A Sun & Sport; hair and makeup by Sharon Tabb Occupation: Personal trainer and yoga instructor Favorite thing to do in the summer: Go to the beach house and just chill on Galveston Island Corpus Christi Coast Guard officials continued the search Tuesday for a 28-year-old man and 13-year-old girl who went missing after their boat capsized a small search boat and helicopter are searching from Cole Park to shores near Ingleside "That's the direction the wind is blowing and the weather has not prevented any search efforts at this time," De Groot said were on a boat with six others when it capsized about a mile off shore from Swantner Park on Sunday night died after being pulled from the water late Sunday Coast Guard officials did not know whether the boy was wearing a life vest Odry Lilieth León was last seen wearing a swimsuit with a white short-sleeved shirt and life vest Sunday two people who had been on the boat swam to shore near an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Ocean Drive and asked for help according to a Corpus Christi police news release Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff firefighters and the Coast Guard were able to rescue four people Three people were taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial and Patrick was taken to Driscoll Children's Hospital Forensic investigator Hugo Stimmler said the cause of death was asphyxia due to drowning were on an 18-foot Wellcraft fishing/leisure boat EDITOR'S NOTE: The Coast Guard previously identified Odry Lilieth León as Ovrry Leon and Mario Alberto León Rangel as Mario Leon że klub Odra Wodzisław doszedł do porozumienia z Igorem Karpenko w sprawie rozwiązania jego kontraktu z naszym klubem Igor Karpenko zasilił szeregi Odry Wodzisław w pierwszej połowie sierpnia tego roku w których udało mu się zdobyć jedną bramkę w wyjazdowym starciu z Rekordem Bielsko-Biała Zawodnikowi dziękujemy za czas spędzony w barwach Dumy Wodzisławia i życzymy pOWodzenia w przyszłości This webpage uses Cookies and JavaScript in order to work properly We strongly recommend to enable those technologies in yur browser In case of wrongly displayed content you can request necessary information at e-mail address wwwadmin@mzv.cz Datio's concert in the Roman Catholic Church in Tallinn Saaremaa Gymnasium's male choir "Varsakabi" performing in the Kuressaare Castle