Inland Empire Naturalist

In 2020, scientists documented hundreds of new species. Here are a few https://buff.ly/34QuoFu

Happy New Year! We hope 2021 brings you lots of rainbows.

This meeting is only online. Please register in advance for this webinar at https://bit.ly/rsbskyisland Use all lower case when typing the link! After registeri...ng, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar from your smartphone, tablet or computer. The mountains of Southern California rise above the surrounding desert like islands in the ocean. Many unique species found nowhere else on Earth have evolved and flourished on these sky islands," but how will these isolated plants and animals adapt to a rapidly changing climate? Our speaker is Colin Barrows, a Coachella Valley naturalist who works to promote the conservation of natural open spaces and native species. He also serves on the board of the Mount San Jacinto Natural History Association.

#FunFactFriday Did you know that the popular holiday flower, Poinsettia is native to Mexico and Poinsettias have been used for hundreds of years for a variety o...f cultural, spiritual and medicinal purposes? #LearnAboutAgatHome and explore fun facts and information about Poinsettia’s in this article written by Laurel Rady from the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County. https://learnaboutagathome.wordpress.com//funfactfriday-p/

It's Bat Week learn more with this info shared by State Water Resources Board.

The application deadline is tomorrow!

Resource to identify Indigenous Lands in the United States. #nativelands #nature #indigenous #indigenouslivesmatter #stolenperson #stolenlands

This is Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower. It has white petals that turn transparent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.

Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species.

Our next Project WET training will be themed "Watersheds To The Sea". Register now.