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What do oak trees, goldenrod, willows, and ceanothus all have in common? They all belong to the group of roughly 14% of plants supporting 90% of caterpillar species.
In other words, they’re all keystone plants.
Join me and Doug Tallamy as we discuss the vital role these plants play in their native ecosystems and how we can bring them home to welcome hundreds of species into our own yards.
Helpful Links:
Doug’s books
Calscape by The California Native Plant Society
Keystone Plants in Mediterranean California (National Wildlife Federation Resource)
Homegrown National Park Map
Article: “The Illusion of a Trillion Trees”
Support Golden State Naturalist on Patreon and get perks starting at $4/month.
Follow me on Instagram.
My website is goldenstatenaturalist.com.
Get podcast Merch.
The theme song is called “i dunno” by grapes and can be found here.
Episode cover photo by Parker Sturdivant.
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What do oak trees, goldenrod, willows, and ceanothus all have in common? They all belong to the group of roughly 14% of plants supporting 90% of caterpillar species.
In other words, they’re all keystone plants.
Join me and Doug Tallamy as we discuss the vital role these plants play in their native ecosystems and how we can bring them home to welcome hundreds of species into our own yards.
Helpful Links:
Doug’s books
Calscape by The California Native Plant Society
Keystone Plants in Mediterranean California (National Wildlife Federation Resource)
Homegrown National Park Map
Article: “The Illusion of a Trillion Trees”
Support Golden State Naturalist on Patreon and get perks starting at $4/month.
Follow me on Instagram.
My website is goldenstatenaturalist.com.
Get podcast Merch.
The theme song is called “i dunno” by grapes and can be found here.
Episode cover photo by Parker Sturdivant.
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