Unfortunately, the garden was destroyed by the school maintenance when they unexpectedly cleared the area. They cut down all but two plants, the deergrass and a toyon. Unfortunately, due to the school’s inability to completely secure the future of this project, it has been cancelled. Instead we have decided to focus on our other projects, which have a guaranteed future.
6 ½” (16 cm)1 The common ground dove is a very small, sparrow-sized dove.3 It has a scaly breast, stubby black tail, and its rounded wings flash rufus in flight.1 The dove requires extensive open ground for foraging, so it inhabits open areas: principally orchards, nurseries, and rural ranchettes in San Diego County.4 The common ground dove began colonizing San…
The 1990 release of the hit movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles increased the desire to own exotic turtles as pets. One of the turtles in the movie, Leonardo, was based on a red-eared slider, a medium-sized freshwater turtle. These turtles have a thick red stripe behind each eye that resembles the red colored mask of the ninja turtle. The native…
ORDER: Columbiformes FAMILY: Columbidae The Mourning dove, named after its unique cooing call, is very common throughout San Diego County. It lives in the area year round and can usually be spotted on the ground, on telephone wires, and in flight. When Mourning doves take off, their wings produce a unique whistling sound. Their flight path is straight and once…
The 15 plants from Native West Nursery were finally planted in the MEA Native Garden. I worked hard for 5 hours clearing away a path, digging holes in the hard ground, and of course, planting the natives. Since summer is starting, it is not the ideal time to plant, but with adequate watering, the plants should survive the heat of…
On April 15th, we picked up 15 gallon plants from Native West Nursery. These plants will be part of the MEA Native Garden and will be planted soon. We look forward to watching these plants grow and transform our School Habitat Project. The Plant List 2 Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis) 4 California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) 4 Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)…
Near one of the entrances to tecolote canyon, the vegetation consists of many invasive ice plants crowding the native flora. The 4* acre area lacks the foliage to support native California quail and many other species that could potentially thrive living there. Despite the many deficiencies of this section, much wildlife is supported in this area including ground squirrels, towhees,…