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In this episode, we discuss three highlights of winter: the adaptations of our native plants to the rainy season, how insects survive the cold, and grandfather's beard lichen. As always, this episode concludes with a poem about nature.
Sources and more information on specific subjects:
Grandfather's beard lichen:
Marianchild, Kate, and Ann Meyer Maglinte. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals among California’s Oaks. Heyday, 2014.
Native Plants in Winter:
Charles, Jacoba. “Bay Area Native Plants Play It Safe, Biologically Speaking -.” Bay Nature, https://baynature.org/article/bay-area-native-plants-play-it-safe-biologically-speaking/.
Insects in Winter:
Institution, Smithsonian. “Where Do Insects Go in the Winter?” Smithsonian Institution, https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/winter. Accessed 25 Jan. 2023.
By Julia RabkinIn this episode, we discuss three highlights of winter: the adaptations of our native plants to the rainy season, how insects survive the cold, and grandfather's beard lichen. As always, this episode concludes with a poem about nature.
Sources and more information on specific subjects:
Grandfather's beard lichen:
Marianchild, Kate, and Ann Meyer Maglinte. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals among California’s Oaks. Heyday, 2014.
Native Plants in Winter:
Charles, Jacoba. “Bay Area Native Plants Play It Safe, Biologically Speaking -.” Bay Nature, https://baynature.org/article/bay-area-native-plants-play-it-safe-biologically-speaking/.
Insects in Winter:
Institution, Smithsonian. “Where Do Insects Go in the Winter?” Smithsonian Institution, https://www.si.edu/spotlight/buginfo/winter. Accessed 25 Jan. 2023.