Weather: April daily weather; Meteor hits PA!, 1 by Kelli

Kelli wrote:
It sure looks cold in PA, E_B.

Sharon, no, we don't gather plants. They're all in parks so it is against the law. The ecosystem could never stand that kind of pressure. However, we have sometimes taken plants or cuttings from non-native plants that we've found in the wild. I don't know if that is against the law or not, but usually they want rid of non-native plants unless they have some historical significance to the site. Also, if there was an abundance of seeds, it wouldn't be beneath me to take a couple. This year, I have acquired a century plant pup (non-native), two jade plant cuttings (non-native) and some seeds of California wild rose. O.K. I admit. I'm lawless. ;-)

Tigpie, the Santa Monica Mountains are more like the coast ranges, kind of like Big Sur but a little drier. April and May are the big wildflower months here.


Cloudy but decent weather.

Updated: 11:51 AM PDT on April 07, 2007
Observed at: Van Nuys, California
Elevation: 797 ft / 243 m
61 °F / 16 °C
Overcast
Humidity: 70%
Dew Point: 51 °F / 11 °C
Wind: 5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s Variable

Another picture of Malibu Creek State Park. The brown plants are laurel sumac that froze in the winter.