Most local annuals and perennials grow and breed in spring and early summer when times are good and water is abundant. Not these weirdos.
Tag: fire season
Weather
Why October Rain Matters
Major October rain is in the forecast for the first time in five years. As they say in sports, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
Summer Issue 2021
On the Front Lines in Fire Season
Meet the East Bay Regional Park District Fire Department.
Fire
The Bright Side of Fire
Hot days and a dry year mean major fire danger in the Bay Area. But many plants are adapted to fire, and some even need it to reproduce. Even so, there’s a lot we don’t know about the natural rhythms of fire.
Summer Issue 2005
Getting Burned
Fire dwells deep in the human psyche. It is among the oldest of words, the most elemental of tools, and the primary means by which early man projected himself onto the world. The torch and the hearth fire enabled our … Read more
