This post is part of a series of posts I am creating about finding nature and beauty in the town where I grew up. For more background info, see the first post in the series.
The ability of life to survive and thrive in harsh environments is stunning and incredible. Many offer examples of 'extreme' environments that teem with life, such as deserts and the Arctic. Instead, I offer a place that is in many ways even harsher - and that has given life much less time to adapt to it - and still supports an ecosystem struggling to survive.
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The map above could be a scene from many places in coastal California. The white shrub is almost certainly a flowering coyote brush plant. Around it is a disturbed landscape, but certainly not a heavily-manicured suburban expanse.
Now, please begin zooming out using the map above. As you do so, take note of natural features you see.
Stories about the ways water moves through natural and human-constructed landscapes... what we can learn from it and how we can use old and new ideas to understand, appreciate, and sustainably use this resource.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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