Isn't this plant neat looking look how blue it is.
It's a..
Electric Blue Sage!
Oh!That's a native plant in our lovely chaparral in Southern California!
What's a native plant?
A native plant is a plant that occurs naturally in a region in which they evolved in.
The problem is that in the U.S. we currently have a human dominated method of landscaping,
think of it as a giant unsustainable green carpet that takes alot of resournces to keep
up and maintain.
Zzzz....
Lisa Lisa L-Lisa Hmm?
You need to stay awake this is really important and you should pay attention!
Anyways!
Lush green grass doesnt belong in a chaparral biome.
But I thought green grass is what everyone has Petunia?
Exactly that grass isn not from around here and was brought in and reproduced so much
because it was the ideal landscape for the "perfect home".
Are there any edible plants that grow in the Chaparral Biome?
Oh yeah!
Huckleberry is a big favorite you can also use sage currants and pacific crab apples
and valencia orange trees too!
So why is it so important to have native plants?
I'm blad you asked Lisa!BIODIVERSITY!
Bio- what?
Biodiversity you see there are alot of plants and animals and insects that are used to being
in this biome that we dont see much anymore becuase of urbanization.
What kinds of animals would be here?
Well, look here, as you can see there are alot of birds for starters that you can still
see today, Coopers Hawks, Song Birds, Hummingbirds, California Blue Jays, and Quails, The Great
Horned Owl and more!Then for insects we have native Bees, some other polinators, Western
Sheep Moth, and we cant forget the Mountain Mohagony Hairstreak Butterfly.
Wow those sound like they help with pollinating native plants!
Yes there are also great tree's like the Coast Red Wood, The Giant Sequoia, and many many
others!
Did you know the Opossum is our only Marcupial?
Hey what other animals are apart of the Chaparral Biome Petunia?
Well, we have a few foxes, the Grey Fox the SanJuaquine Kit Fox, the Western Spotted Skunk,
A variety of mice, Coyote, Mountain Lion, Bobcat, Mule Deer, the Grizzly bear and bats!
So urbanization is taking all of that away?
And then some Lisa, Native plants are self sustaining and can withstand drought which
is vital for our environment as we are facing a water shortage.
The chaparral we live in is typically a low rain yeilding environment and traditional
landscape for the ideal american home at 1200 square feet can require 30,000 gallons of
water a year!
THAT'S PRACTICALLY THE OCEAN!!
Hahaha not quite Lisa.
Well being informed on the benifits of native landscaping opposed to the high maintenence
energy intensive landscape or lawn is a start.
Then we can impliment changes by replacing unsustainable plants with native plants and
those can be planted any time of the year but good times are usually in Autumn or Winter
as the rain we should recieve gives baby native plants help and a kick start.
Also, having native plants around your fruit or vegetable garden is a good way to increase
outcome as it attracts those native pollinators.
Wow Petunia how did you get so smart about the chaparral biome?
Well, my professor V is really good at opening your mind with how passionate she is in my
humans and the environment class.
She introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. Waters who have a native garden!
Wow!
Yeaah!
I'm gonna sign up there's so much I don't know!
Oh Lisa look at this!
What is that??
This is the future site of the chaparral garden at Cerritos College!!
SO COOL!
Iknow right!
Is your professor doing that??Yeah and we're gonna help her and it's gonna be super fun
you should come but..
But we don't have hands..Hey Petunia is that a Coopers Hawk chasing a song bird??
Haha no silly that's just Genymede and Pepe playing around!Oh how cute!
So Cute!
The End!!
Bye bye! bye bye bye bye.
Bye! bye!
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