California Ecosystems - Beetles in the Prairie (original) earthworm and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

small scale farmers are keeping the diversity of cultivated fruits and vegetables alive in their fields and orchards

The Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) and Great Basin Snaketail dragonfly (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) also live in this delicately balanced ecosystem

Through art and science collaboration

Bristlecone pines are the oldest trees on earth and they thrive in the harsh conditions of the White Mountains

California Ecosystems - Beetles in the Prairie (original) earthworm and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)Ohlone Tiger Beetles are only found in a few pockets of Coastal Prairie in Santa Cruz County. They need disturbance in the prairie to provide the open ground they rely on for breeding habitat. But a bright green beetle sitting out in the open may be easy prey for a hungry Northern Flicker. Flickers eat mostly on the ground consuming beetles, earthworms, pill bugs, and other invertebrates. A healthy coastal prairie is home to a wide variety of native