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LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION
March 2008 E-Letter ___________________________________
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Snag and Sky, by Andrew Castellano, used with permission, www.flickr.com/photos/acastellano. |
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There is nothing dead in Nature. Everything is organic and living, and therefore the whole world appears to be a living organism.
~Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist, 4 B.C.-65 A.D. |
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Hello, friends. Trees sustain life from the time they sprout until long after they die. Standing dead trees, or snags, support organisms up and down the food chain. Snags are hubs of activities that include nesting and drumming (birds), denning and storing (rodents), roosting and perching (bats and birds) and foraging (all insectivores). Excavating new holes or moving into existing cavities or nests, birds are the most common and easily spotted snag dwellers. As snags decay, smaller, less obvious life forms--such as ants, fungi and bacteria--take over. Fallen and decaying trees release nutrients into surrounding soil and create openings for new plant growth. Like driftwood on the beach, snags attest to the natural cycles that help to KEEP IT WILD. |
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Grab your binoculars for a birding hike in Willow Canyon on Sunday, March 30, from 8-11 a.m. Reservations required, 949-923-2235. Visit www.lagunacanyon.org to learn about this program and many more. Laguna Canyon Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing Southern California's second-largest coastal canyons parkland.
Questions? E-mail Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Communications Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation, lagunacf3@lagunacanyon.org |
