Posts Tagged: preserve
The Land of Z (Zerene) and The Land of B (Bohart)
Friday, June 10 proved to be a great day in "The Land of Z," and Saturday, July 16 promises to be a...
And the tour of the California dogface butterfly habitat begins. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tabatha Yang and Steve Heydon of the Bohart crew photograph California dogface butterflies. In back is Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas. "Males fly a beat, often coming down a canyon, then turning around and going back up again, and repeating," says UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro. "Both sexes routinely fly 15-20 feet off the ground.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart lab assistant Brennen Dyer with a California dogface butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bohart crew on the Auburn field trip included (from left) Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a Bohart scientist; senior museum scientist Steve Heydon; Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator; Greg Kareofelas, Bohart associate and a PLT volunteer guide; and Bohart lab assistant Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Community Ecologist Rachel Vannette's New Findings on Flowers
Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology...
Community ecologist Rachel Vannette's bagged blossoms of California fuchsia in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden led to her discovery of a new species of bacteria, Acinetobacter rathckeae, named for note botanist Beverly Rathcke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A photo of California fuchsia from the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Rachel Vannette)
UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette discovered a new species of bacteria on this plant, Scrophularia californica in the UC Davis Stebbens Cold Canyon Natural Reserve. The plant is commonly known as "the California figwort" or "the California bee plant." (Photo by Rachel Vannette)
Take a Virtual Tour of the California Dogface Butterfly Habitat
Ever seen the California state insect, the dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice), or...
This is a screen shot from the Placer Land Trust (PLT) video on the California state insect. Bohart Museum associate and PLT guide Greg Kareofelas had just netted the butterfly in a display-and-release activity.
This is the egg of the California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
This is the chrysalis of the California dogface butterfly reared by naturalist Greg Kareofelas of Davis. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
An adult California dogface butterfly reared by Greg Kareofelas. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
Roses and Eating Them
Do you love roses? I do. Old style roses that look like cabbages, 5-petal wild-style roses, exhibition tea roses, a-bunch-on-a-stem floribundas, I like them all. They make my yard beautiful, grow easily, and roses look great in the house.
But, other than looking at them and growing them, I don't do much with them. Take a look for an interesting article along with some really great ideas about roses in cooking at Saveur Magazine, “Why—And How—You Should Incorporate Roses In Your Diet” : https://www.saveur.com/cooking-with-roses?CMPID=ene081618
How about some Rose Butter? Or maybe some fragrant rose honey—what a treat that would be in some hot tea on a cold winter's morning!
---And use your most fragrant petals to try some Rose Vinegar: https://www.saveur.com/rose-vinegar-recipe
Grow and Preserve Class--I'll Try this again!
Somehow this seems to have been posted much earlier this year--perhaps something is wonky on this website. But, here is a reminder about--THE WONDERFUL GROW AND PRESERVE CLASS--Don't miss it!