Plant Life
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To bring about a realization of the interdependence of all things, especially between the human and the non-human elements of the earth. |
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To assist youth and adults in discovering the beauty of native plants. |
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To promote understanding and preservation of California native flora. |
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To advance learning about many common, renewable, edible and medicinal wild & invasive plants. |
| Facts: |
| Diversity of plants is endless in the North American continents. |
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California has 1,100 miles of coastline. |
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Monterey Canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon |
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Offshore islands, dry valleys, such as Death Valley have countless minerals and fossils. |
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There are special habitats and special climate for the wild plants. |
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The topographic level and the distance from the ocean decide the type of plants. |
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Above 10,500 feet in the Alpine Zone, there are no trees and the plants are very small. |
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Between 8,500 to 10,500 feet in the subalpine zone, you find Mountain Hemlocks and Whitebark pines. |
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Between 6,000 to 8,500 feet in the upper mountain zone, you see red firs and lodgepole pines. |
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Between 3,500 to 6,000 feet in the lower mountain zone, there are sequoias, white firs, ponderosa pines, douglas firs, mountain California black oaks. |
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Between 1,000 to 3,500 feet in the foothills, you find oaks, digger pines, redwoods and chaparral. |
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Coastal and islands have rocky coasts, sea cliffs, and coastal dunes. |
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Deserts, because of lack of rain in the higher elevation above 4,000 feet, have big sage brushes, single leaf pinions and western junipers. |
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In the lower elevations there are Creosote bushes, Joshua trees, Mojave yuccas, and beautiful wildflowers plus a variety of grasses. |
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The images shown here are for educational purposes. |
