Laura Helm is a jeweler and CEO of Three Pine Hill, as well as a computer technology instructor.

In this second of a two-part talk, we talk about technology and the environment. Learn why you should clean out your email box. Also, using nature's cues to gauge weather and atmospheric conditions to better understand and appreciate our environment. I will also briefly touch on the decline of Western Monarch Butterfly populations.

SHOW NOTES:

Three Pine Hill -  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreePineHill

                        https://www.instagram.com/threepinehill/

                        https://twitter.com/ThreePineHill

                        https://www.facebook.com/ThreePineHill

MUSEUMS, PARKS, & ORGANIZATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT:

Natural History Museum - Citizen Science - https://nhm.org/community-science-nhm

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - https://sbbotanicgarden.org/

Los Angeles Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/

Devil's Punchbowl (Devil's Chair) |LA County Parks & Recreation - https://parks.lacounty.gov/devils-punchbowl-natural-area-and-nature-center/

Switzer Falls via Gabrielino Trail | Alltrails - https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/switzer-falls-via-gabrielino-trail

APPS & PROGRAMS WE TALKED ABOUT:

iNaturalist App - https://www.inaturalist.org/

Merlin Bird ID App | The Cornell Lab - https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Western Monarch Call to Action | Xerces - https://xerces.org/western-monarch-call-to-action

Fortran Programming Language - https://fortran-lang.org/

GIMP (Gnu Interface Manipulation Program) - https://www.gimp.org/

PLANTS WE TALKED ABOUT:

Five-Angled Dodder | U.S. Forest Service - https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/cuscuta_pentagona.shtml

Beware the Poodle-Dog Bush Following the KNP Complex Fire | KC3R - https://kaweahconfluence.com/hikers-beware-the-poodle-dog-bush-following-the-knp-complex-fire/

Narrowleaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis | Monarch Watch - https://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-profiles/asclepias-fascicularis/