Battling the Stinknet
Updated June 26, 2023You are relaxing in your garden and spy ugly weeds. Seizing your gardening gloves and a spade, you quickly remove them and keep your eyes peeled for other invaders. Similarly, on the thousands of acres of land protected by the MSHCP, the RCA...
Species Spotlight: The Small Yet Mighty Payson’s Jewelflower
The Payson’s jewelflower (Caulanthus simulans) is not a showy flower, unlike its attention-seeking neighbor, the Coulter’s Matilija Poppy, which was in the Species Spotlight earlier this year. However, the flower, which is part of the mustard plant family, depends on...
Species Spotlight: White-Tailed Kite Hovers above MSHCP Lands
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Well, none of the above. It’s actually the White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus). Once almost extinct in California in the early 1930s due to hunting and egg-collecting, the species has made a comeback just like...
RCA and RCTC Women: Making a Difference
Case studies around the world show that when women lead in conservation efforts, indicators of success rise, according to a 2021 article about gender equality in the New York Times. The RCA and managing agency RCTC understand the value of women in the workplace and...
City Spotlight: Murrieta – Surrounded by Natural Beauty
Located in southwestern Riverside County, Murrieta is a nature-lover’s paradise amidst what was previously one of the fastest growing cities in California. The city was incorporated in 1991 and now houses about 110,000 residents. Between 2000 and 2010, Murrieta grew...
Species Spotlight: The Coulter’s Matilija Poppy
The California Poppy is one of our most beloved flowers, but another bloom within the poppy family also needs some love. Named after Irish botanist Thomas Coulter, the Coulter’s Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) was nominated as the California State Flower in 1890 but...