by RCA | Nov 28, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: Small Clusters of Chickweed Oxytheca Spotted in Riverside County The chickweed oxytheca (Oxytheca caryophylloides) is a homebody of western Riverside County. This native Californian plant is an endemic annual herb that only grows in the mountains of...
by RCA | Oct 30, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: Shy, But Dangerous: The Northern Red-Diamond Rattlesnake Contrary to popular belief, rattlesnakes are not typically an aggressive species – striking only when they feel provoked or threatened. The northern red-diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber...
by RCA | Sep 27, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: The Attractively Bright, Mysterious Hall’s Monardella It’s bright red, tubular, and fragrant – we’re looking at the Hall’s monardella (Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii) for this month’s Species Spotlight. Hall’s monardella is a rare plant...
by RCA | Aug 21, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: The Bald Eagle, More Than a Symbol For most of the 20th century, the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lived under a perpetual threat of extinction. Habitat destruction, illegal shooting, and insecticides had decimated the bald eagle population...
by RCA | Jul 28, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
The Rare Munz’s Mariposa Lily Gets the Spotlight It is hard to share the spotlight with a close relative, but this month we are giving all our attention to the unique and rare Munz’s mariposa lily (Calochortus palmeri var. munzii), a close relative of Palmer’s...
