LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION
July 2009 E-Letter
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Oak grove 

 

Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia, by Jennifer Wood, http://picasaweb.google.com/NatureInOrangeCounty?showall=true 

 
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. 
 
 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer, 1803-1882
 
Oak trees are testaments to nature's patience. Taking 80 years to grow no more than two feet in diameter, oaks do not even produce acorns for the first 20 years. Although they live 200 to 400 years, some have been known to survive 800 years or more. It's no surprise that they have come to symbolize strength and endurance to many people throughout history.  Thriving in coastal California's mild and often misty climate, Quercus agrifolia (sharp-leaved oak) grows along streams and in woodlands and chaparral throughout our wilderness. Get too close and this oak's prickly leaves will remind you to KEEP IT WILD. 
 
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Learn about plant and animal relationships at
Amazing Critter & Plant Connections, a twice monthly interpretive program for visitors of all ages. See our complete calendar at
http://www.lagunacanyon.org/events.html.
For reservations, please call 949-923-2235.
 
Laguna
 Canyon Foundation is a donor-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing the South Coast Wilderness. 
 
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Questions? E-mail Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Communications Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation, lagunacf3@lagunacanyon.org