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Puente Hills Nature: Living With Coyotes
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014. HELP KEEP COYOTES WILD. Coyotes help the environment. They help keep populations of rodents and other small mammals under control. They also feed on raccoons, birds, insects, fruits/vegetables, human garbage, outdoor pet food and small pets left unprotected (even in your backyard). Attacks on humans are very rare. When coyotes become accustomed to humans they can lose their shyness and become more demanding. Associating urban areas with food. What can you do? Do not allow pets to ...
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Puente Hills Nature: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014. HELP KEEP COYOTES WILD. Coyotes help the environment. They help keep populations of rodents and other small mammals under control. They also feed on raccoons, birds, insects, fruits/vegetables, human garbage, outdoor pet food and small pets left unprotected (even in your backyard). Attacks on humans are very rare. When coyotes become accustomed to humans they can lose their shyness and become more demanding. Associating urban areas with food. What can you do? Do not allow pets to ...
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Puente Hills Nature: October 2011
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Friday, October 7, 2011. That is what I think every time I download the digital photos from our motion-sensor. Cameras located throughout the Preserve, because I never know what fun surprising wildlife photos I’ll see. But sometimes I’m also surprised by what I find inside the camera itself. Occasionally I’ll find a spider making a web, or a colony of pincher bugs. But this week I found something quite surprising – a nest! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Puente Hills Nature. The Habitat Authority ...
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Puente Hills Nature: August 2011
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Monday, August 22, 2011. The Young and the Restless. Summertime means lots of different things to different people. Here on the Preserve, one thing it means is we get to see the young animals that were born this spring and are now roaming about. Some are still with their parents, and will be through the fall. Our motion-sensor wildlife cameras have picked up several young animals that we'd like to share with you. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Puente Hills Nature. The Habitat Authority is dedicat...
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Puente Hills Nature: November 2011
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Friday, November 4, 2011. Some of you may be aware, parts of the Puente Hills Preserve support a rare species of native tree, the Southern California black walnut. It is actually a Registered State Historic Landmark Number 681 (located on Whittier Boulevard near the intersection with Mar Vista). If you hike in Powder Canyon and look closely at the walnut trees you may notice that a few of the trees are much larger, and have much larger leaves, but have very few fruits (often none). The Habitat Authority ...
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Puente Hills Nature: February 2012
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Friday, February 10, 2012. Something is bugging our oaks. While gold-spotted oak borer attacks can cause thinning of the tree crown and die-back of twigs, none of the trees appeared to exhibit any of the classic symptoms along the trunk, such as weeping or staining, or tiny D-shaped exit holes. What I did find was at the point where the. Labels: oak twig girdler. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Puente Hills Nature. Http:/ www.puentehillsnature.blogspot.com/. The Habitat Authority is a Joint Powers...
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Puente Hills Nature: It’s the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Thursday, February 13, 2014. It’s the Great Backyard Bird Count. If you’re interested in citizen-science and birding then this is the weekend for you! Started by Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count is scheduled for February 14-17, 2014. Citizens are being asked to collect data on wild birds and submit them online. In 2013, there were participants in 111 countries that counted over 33 million birds! To get started, go to the following link. The Habitat Author...
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Puente Hills Nature: March 2015
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Thursday, March 19, 2015. What Makes Them Tick - By Bo Gould (intern). Ticks are small parasites that belong to the arachnid family. They can be identified as having eight legs and two claw-like appendages called palpi. Two of the most common tick species in California are Ixodes pacificus. Commonly known as western black-legged or deer ticks) and. Wear long, light-colored pants and shirts that make locating ticks easier. Stay in the middle of trails to avoid brushing against vegetation. The Habitat Auth...
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Puente Hills Nature: Rodenticides....Unintended Consequences
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013. If it’s sold on store shelves, it must be safe…right? In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new safety measures intended to reduce children’s exposures to rodenticides in the home and reduce risks to wildlife. These measures were to be implemented by 2011 but not all companies complied with the measures. In response, the EPA recently took action to remove 12 rodenticide products from the market but pending litigation has stopped the ban for now.
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Puente Hills Nature: September 2014
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Friday, September 26, 2014. Shaking it Up with Rattlesnakes - by Bo Gould (intern). In all, there are 32 known species of rattlesnakes; 7 of which can be found in California. The Puente Hills are home to two of such species; the western rattlesnake (. And the red diamond rattlesnake ( Crotalus ruber. Never attempt to pick up a rattlesnake! So when on the trails, keep an eye out for this important part of the Puente Hills ecosystem and watch your step! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Habitat Authority is ...
