This little one wanted to peek at what the “spots” were on the rocks. He got a closer look at the colorful lichens that adorn the rocks with the help of my hand lens . His excitement is the sort of excitement I get when I meet a new plant, key a plant out or learn something new. I became interested in lichens when I began to explore the PNW and when I was in school studying in the field in the PNW where I met many lichens unlike what I was familiar with here in the desert. Th

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, the Town of Yucca Valley, Palmdale, SBD is requesting TAKE (KILL) Coverage during this one year period of the study of the Western Joshua Tree. We hope you will help add further protection and voicing opposition providing any information that shows the ineptitude of these jurisdictions to care be in compliance. If you are just reading this for the first time please read these prior blogs entries on our groups work aiding the Center For Biological Diversity

Lobaria pulmonaria, Lungwort, Lung Lichen, Oak Lungwort are just a few of the common names for this epiphyte, foliose (leaf-like) lichen native to North America, Africa, Asia and Europe. This was one of the many lichens I met while in the PNW for school. Though our field studies did not include lichens, I was drawn to it's lung-like appearance especially after learning that they are nitrogen-fixing and pollution sensitive individuals. These slow growing, long lived lichens ar