Owl’s Last Day?
Last year, the owl that perched on the rocks on the eastern slope of the Burrowing Owl Sanctuary departed for
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Plants
Avoid this Plant
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Along the east side path, near the water about even with the first of the Barn
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Storm Tracks
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The recent series of storms has left some tracks in Chavez Park, some made by wind,
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Stripped Clean
Reminder: Solstice Celebration at Chavez/Huerta Solar Calendar tomorrow, Wednesday Dec. 21, at 4 pm. Details. (Burrowing Owl Update Below) No
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Lickin’ Berry
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Native Plant Area in the park features not only the Toyon but also another native
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Trees and Owl
Planting Native Trees On Monday the Native Pollinator Project moved into the heavy lifting stage with the planting of native
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What Did We Plant?
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The most common question that park visitors asked us as we were working on establishing the
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Crow Berries
Burrowing Owl Update Below The Toyon’s berries (“pomes”) draw several kinds of birds in different ways. The House Finch, as
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Signs of the Season
A standard exercise in early schooling, from K to 6, is to have the kids find “signs of the season.”
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Holly Oak Progress Report
The little Holly Oak that was burned in the 4th of July fire two years ago is making a good
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Weeding with the Coast Guard
This Saturday Aug. 27 all Chavez Park lovers will have a unique opportunity to go weeding with the Coast Guard.
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Saturday Park Care
A hard-working crew of volunteers turned out on Saturday morning May 28 to care for the Native Plant Area on
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Bug Day (23)
It’s been almost a year since our last Bug Day. For shame! Here we try to catch up, starting with
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Picking Off Thistle
Saturday May 14 was another Stewardship Day in the Native Plant Area. Among the volunteers who showed up to work
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Erika’s Poppies
Photographer Erika St. John captured these images on the south margin of the park. They illustrate some of the diversity
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April Flowers
The construction crews that have spent months scraping and paving the parking circle at the end of Spinnaker Way, and
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Season of the Vetch
Late March and early April is the season of the vetch. Two kinds, actually, the Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) and
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Resilient Rock Rose
Six years ago this month, I photographed a lovely scene on the north side of the park: a blooming purple
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Purple Snack
Sage isn’t just an herb to sprinkle in your salad. It can be the salad, or even the main course,
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Now in Bloom
Just a sample of what’s now in bloom in the park. Not shown, the “Bermuda buttercup” (Oxalis pes-caprae), which you
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Busting Out
To paraphrase Rogers and Hammerstein, Spring is busting out all over. The ornamental cherry tree along the south side path
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Early Blue
Several of the Ceanothus at various spots in the park started blooming in late January. This blue variety has pushed
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