#toyon — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #toyon, aggregated by home.social.
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#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch
Fri, March 20, 2026
"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.
"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.
" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.
"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat
"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.
"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.
"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "
Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence
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#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch
Fri, March 20, 2026
"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.
"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.
" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.
"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat
"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.
"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.
"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "
Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence
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#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch
Fri, March 20, 2026
"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.
"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.
" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.
"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat
"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.
"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.
"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "
Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence
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#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch
Fri, March 20, 2026
"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.
"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.
" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.
"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat
"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.
"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.
"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "
Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence
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#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch
Fri, March 20, 2026
"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.
"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.
" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.
"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat
"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.
"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.
"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "
Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence
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#ColorADay #RedWed Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) berries, also known as Christmas Berry, is an evergreen shrub that is very common in California as it is drought tolerant. #EastCoastKin #Toyon #ChristmasBerry #Hiking #Macro
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It is is that time of year when the toyon trees sprout bright red berries here in Northern California, which is why "Christmas berry" is a nickname. The berries appear in November and peak in late December. #toyon #sfba #photography
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Toyon from Trinidad Head with the California Coastal National Monument as the backdrop. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=28072 and https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=4140 and #publiclands #photography #phenology #nationalmonuments #ocean #flowers #toyon Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs
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Making some elderberry juice. I threw in some green apples that fell from the tree.
I got going in the outer reaches of the yard what I call assisted #foraging. I plant some native food plants, water them enough to get them going, and then let them be on their own to grow and reseed. The current list of native edible berries and nuts:
#elderberry
#toyon
#goldencurrant
#mahonia
#Catalina_cherry
#manzanita
#lemonade_berry
#blackberry
#acorn
#PineNuts
#mesquite
It's a #NativePlant #foodforest
. Gardening for the seventh generation.
#permaculture
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View from Trinidad Head with the California Coastal National Monument as backdrop. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and #publiclands #photography #coast #nationalmonuments #ocean Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #toyon #plants
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Spent the weekend pulling a dense hundred foot stretch of scotchbroom ( scorparius) growing along a road berm, in a watershed that until recently has been remarkably free of invasive plants. Scotchbroom is not only a fire hazard, invasive, poisonous to live stock, (deer are smart enough not to eat it) it also messes with the soil pH. It makes soil in my area so acidic almost nothing but moss will grow. After eradication, soil can take years to recover. It screws up phosphate availability, and i suspect it puts out allopathic chemicals in it roots to deter other plants. I eradicated a patch 20 years ago, and today the only thing growing there is moss.
Scotchbroom removal can be daunting, especially using an old school, clunky, extremely heavy weed wrench. Id been thinking about what to try planting in place of the scotchbroom. What kept popping into my mind was Toyon, and perhaps Ceanothus douglisiana. Toyon sprouts easily if you soak them in hot water overnight. I had no idea if they'd take but thought I'd try.
I started pulling scotchbroom, exposing the mostly barren soil beneath, but i noticed a few other green seedlings scattered among the broom. Curious I looked to see what species they were, I discovered they were Toyon, and a solitary ceanothus douglisiana.
I swear the plants in my watershed talk to me, telling me what to plant, and where, and I mean this literally , not metaphorically. I ask a question, what should i plant, they answer "Toyon and Ceanothus"
Toyon is a CA native, a beautiful shrub with bright red berries that are an important winter food source for birds. Recommended for landscaping because its relatively fire resistant, and drought tolerant. The flowers of Ceanothus , also known as wild lilac produce an indescribably delicious aroma favored by bees.
#InvasivePlants #scotchbroom #ScotchbroomRemoval #CaliforniaNativePlants #toyon #CeanothusDouglisiana #AcidicsoilpH #plantcommunication
Scotchbroom before and after day 1, toyon seedlings