The ABCs of California’s Native Bees zines & booklets from easy-to-spot squirrels and praying

from easy-to-spot squirrels and praying mantids to more elusive green sea turtles

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Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus papillosus 'Wheeler Canyon' Common Name Wheeler Canyon Wartleaf Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

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The ABCs of California’s Native Bees zines & booklets from easy-to-spot squirrels and prayingBy Krystle Hickman Journey through the world of California native bees, one letter at a time. National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman has spent a decade capturing exquisitely detailed photographs of native bees and making exciting discoveries about their behavior in the field. In her debut book of natural history, she offers an intimate look at the daily habits of rare and overlooked native bees in California: those cloaked in green or black or