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by Doug McCrearyOaks ’n Folks – Volume 5, Issue 1 – June, 1990IntroductionHow old are the oak trees that cover the rolling foothills of California? When did the solitary giant valley oaks scattered in the central basin of the state originate and how long can we expect these trees to remain alive? These are…

by Melody A. Lardner and Susan C. BarroOaks ’n Folks – Volume 3, Issue 1 – May, 1988IntroductionQuercus chrysolepis, or canyon live oak (also known as gold-cup oak, laurel oak, or maul oak), occurs in a greater variety of habitats than any other California oak. It is present in forest, woodland, and…

The abundance from summer vegetable gardens is extended through the winter and beyond by methods of canning, freezing and drying. But you can also give your summer vegetables a longer life span by saving their seeds. It's important to know that the seed from a hybrid plant will not produce a plant exactly…

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 Several weeks ago, Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, was curating micro-Lepidoptera from the Bohart scientists' collecting trip to Papua New Guinea. He still is. And what incredible work he is doing.  The Bohart's expedition to Papua…