Every Plant is a Story
By: Diana Sherwood “Every plant is a story. An oak tree is a highly dynamic system. Though now, in early autumn, it may not look like a lot is happening in a tree, across oak trees, dramatic changes are taking Read more…
My Summer Gray… Contemplating the Path Ahead!
By: Raz Allen On this gray day, I sit on the misty seashoreWondering of an opportune doorWill it open? Will it close?Will the clue be right under my nose? Watching pelicans glide on byWill I hear the answer in the Read more…
Interview with Heidi Lucero
Heidi Lucero, member of the Acjachemen and Mutsun Ohlone tribes of California is interviewed by Karen Graham, Curriculum Development and Community Liaison for Earthroots Field School. Heidi is an anthropologist, culture bearer, and an educator in the American Indian Department Read more…
Monarch Butterflies: The Orange and Black Beauty
By: Stacey Stormo When I was a kid and anyone asked me which animal I’d want to be, I’d always say I’d want to be a butterfly. They’re beautiful, they can fly, they come in all colors, they hang out Read more…
Hidden Treasures of a California Native Garden
By: Kelly Sanderson Growing up in Orange County, I never paid much attention to the plants growing on the hillsides around me. I grew up in a development that was built right in the middle of a eucalyptus grove. It Read more…
Hidden Hope at the Ballona Marsh
By: Olivia Jenkins SCRIPT: My name is Olivia and I am the Volunteer Coordinator at Earthroots. I am currently studying Conservation and Restoration Science at UC Irvine, and have a passion for birds. For the past month, I have been Read more…
Zooming In
By: Karen Graham A year ago, before the Coronavirus changed everything, my son Ira became infatuated with the milkweed bug. He was 5 years old, attending kindergarten at our local public school. When class was out he’d run to the Read more…
Shane’s Corner: The Story of Water
by: Shane Brown From the soothing tap on the forest floor, to the slow thunder of shifting boulders, carving canyons and rumbling cascades, this Water has a long journey to arrive at our door – many miles, many canyons, many Read more…
New Year Reflections
By Raz Allen January is my favorite month. I love the cooler, breezy weather and the skyline is spectacular when it is various shades of gray with maybe a little splash of pinkish orangish wash. While in the midst of Read more…
Winter Squash Soup
Our ancestors carried seasonal rhythms from generation to generation. Daily patterns of tending to what needed to be accomplished to survive, while using what was available from the natural world, is ingrained in our beings. When our ancestors were outside Read more…