Foxtail

By forestlaurel | April 13, 2026 |
Foxtails

Hordeum murinum, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens, Bromus diandrus A Grass With Many Names — and One Purpose “Foxtail” is not a single plant. It is a common name applied to…

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Restoration Update: August 2022

By forestlaurel | August 20, 2022
San Lorenzo River

It may seem that what occurs downstream, in Santa Cruz, may not matter to the San Lorenzo Valley or anywhere else. Still lessons we pick up from Jane very much relate to our responsibilities to the river upstream, beginning in our own yards and communities!

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Poison Oak

By Laurel | October 30, 2017

Poison Oak Information/Identification Identification Toxicodendron Diversilobum, commonly known as Poison Oak, is a woody vine or shrub in the Anacardiaceae family. The Anacardiaceae, often referred to as the cashew or…

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