History

An illustrated map of Oakhurst, in 1967

Foothill area history, discovered... The question was, 'Does anyone know anything about this map?' Found at a thrift shop or…

7 years ago

Garden history: Gardens by the Season

I learned Latin names of plants from my mother at an early age and become a logophile, a lover of…

11 years ago

Hot as an oven, …a California ghost town

Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…

13 years ago

Lester Rowntree, hardy Californian

Why do they do it? Not for fortune or fame--few outside native plant circles know who they are.  People like Lester Rowntree,…

14 years ago

Franklane L. Sewell, artist to the chicken stars!

Today, since the backyard hen house is the new dog house, I have a short biography to share for any…

14 years ago

How Peckinpah Mountain got its name

After establishing our home on  Malum Ridge, looking out onto Peckinpah Mountain, I heard from neighbors about the  logging history in our…

14 years ago

Native plants from Lewis and Clark, found in the Sierra Foothills

Lewis & Clark discoveries we can plant... In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to send Meriwether Lewis and…

14 years ago