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Native Plant Sale: the best local plants are natives
As many of us can attest, the Tehachapi Mountains can be a difficult place to get plants to thrive....
The seldom seen: Ensatina salamanders
On a misty Tehachapi night, following rain earlier in the day, a small creature emerges from a...
Rosemary is storied herb that you and your garden will love
Rosemary is an attractive, hardy little shrub that many people associate with the Simon and...
Apricot Mallow: a desert native with abundant gorgeous flowers
This loveable plant, like so many others, is known by several different names, including Apricot...
Brownie box camera: the source of hundreds of old Tehachapi photos
I have a variety of antique items handed down from my Tehachapi family, but one of my favorites is o...
Jim Arnold: Triassic Vineyards owner was an exceptional man of talent and vision
We lost a born leader of a man and a tireless supporter of the Tehachapi Mountains with the recent...
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"I was born in a tent – people called them 'canvas cabins' back there – in 1916 in Henrietta,...
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“I drove the Grapevine (now Interstate 5) through the Tehachapi Mountains in 1925, hauling...
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“I’ve lived in a lot of places, and you can find something wrong with all of them. The...
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"I don't smoke, I don't drink except a beer now and then, and I don't chase around. I spent about...
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“What’s the best way to star gaze in the Tehachapi Mountains? That’s easy: while sitting in a...
Coping with snow: how animals deal with a Tehachapi winter
With winter officially starting on December 21, the season of potentially low temperatures and snow...
White Sage: grow this native plant and make your own sage bundles
It's fun to grow ornamental plants that both thrive in your garden and can be harvested from time...
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“Women say they want a guy who’s smart and funny, but then they end up laughing at whatever...
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"Corn should be a foot high by the Fourth of July." – Country Gardening Saying...
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"In 1876 the Debating Society of Tehachapi was organized with Charles McVicar, the President, and...
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"The southern Sierra, the Tehachapis, the Coast Ranges, and the Mojave Desert all come together in...
Ravens versus redtail: more sound than fury
The sight of Common Ravens harassing and chasing a Red-tailed Hawk, or songbirds in turn pestering...
A day in an oak woodland
One of the most interesting of our local habitats to explore and to experience the outdoors is also...