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2025

2/27 BURN SCAR SEEDLINGS
by Hannah Pae 



2024

11/21 STARR KING TEST PLOT PHASE 2 BEGINS
by Elena Fox

10/24 RAINBOW CANYON KICKOFF 
by Tatianna Velicer 

10/22 GREEN RAVINE  @ CATALINA ISLAND TURNS 1!
by Alex Robinson

7/14 JULY AT THE BURN SCAR
by Hannah Pae

7/08 DISTURBANCE, ELYSIAN
by Jenny Jones

6/20 SUMMER SOLSTICE CHECK-IN
by Anthony Martin

6/08 BALDWIN HILLS TURNS 3!
by Jen Toy

6/07 DEBS FIRST FRIDAYS
by Cody Porter

5/25  EUCALYPTUS UNDERSTORY 
1 YEAR EVALUATION
by Jen Toy

5/17 MAY AT THE BURN SCAR
by Hannah Pae

1/15 EUCALYPTUS 2nd PLANTING
by Jen Toy



2023

11/13 UNDER THE EUCALYPTUS
by Victoria Bevington

11/06 STARR KING INTRO
by Terremoto SF

10/16 WATCHING WEATHER
Q&A with Joey Farewell

9/18 CATALINA SOIL TEST #1
Q&A with Alia Harris and Emersyn Klick

7/10 DEBS FIELD SKETCHES
by Hannah Pae

6/08 IT’S RAINING OAKS 
by Joey Farewell

5/25 SECRET SUPERBLOOM
by Jenny Jones

3/29 RAINBOW RIVER
by Dani Vonlehe, Jenny Jones, Dante Inguinez

3/23 VERTICAL MULCH
by Nina Weithorn

3/10 SPRING AT DEBS
by Adrian Tenney

3/07 WHAT’S IN BLOOM AT BALDWIN
by Arely Media Perez

2/15 USC NEW PLANTS
by Nina Weithorn

VALENTINE’S DAY AT RIO
by Daniela Velazco

1/30 ELEPHANT HILL RAINS
by Joey Farewell


2022

FIELD DRAWINGS FROM SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN
by Lian Mae Tualla, Tera Johnson

10/22 RIO FIELD NOTES
by Daniela Velazco

STARTING THE USC CAMPUS PLOTS
by Alex Robinson

10/13 ELYSIAN AFTER 3 YEARS
Q&A with Jenny Jones

10/06 RIO AFTER 2 YEARS
Q&A with Jen Toy


2021

STARTING BALDWIN HILLS
by Daniela Velazco



MEET THE SUPER STEWARDS
All interviews by Daniela Velazco + Hannah Flynn

TANIA ROMERO

DANTE INIGUEZ + ANTHONY MARTIN

LUIS RINCON




PORTAL * INTERNAL USE
Visit 1/22/24
San Francisco TEST PLOT/ January 2024
TERREMOTO SF

TIME: 1030-1130am 
DATE: Monday January 22nd, 2024
TEMP: 57 degrees
WEATHER: Cloudy/ Post 3 Day Rain Event/ Rain ended 10min Prior to Visit 
WIND (SPEED/DIRECTION): Light out of the SE
SOIL MOISTURE: Wet
PLANTS SIGHTINGS: Poppies, Clover, Non-Native Grasses, Vetch, Wild Radish
WEED SIGHTINGS: Clover, Vetch, Wild Radish 
WILDFLIFE SIGHTINGS: Seagulls 
HUMAN ACTIVITY: No Humans Due to Rain Just Ending 
GENERAL NARRATIVE: Post rain visit so very lush and wet. As per last posted observation, weeds have boomed including some clover in bloom. Plan is for an all office weeding event this coming Friday (1/26/24) to remove weeds such as clover and vetch. 


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South Hill Plot


North Pine Plot 


East Bluff Plot


Unknown Fine Textured Grass


Vetch, Clover & Non-Native Grasses


Unknown Large Leafed Weed


More Fine Textured Grass Amongst Larger Non-Native Grass 

Looking East Towards San Francisco Bay from Atop Starr King