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    Desert Beauty
    • Jun 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    Desert Beauty

    by Thomas Oberbauer ​​Growing up in San Diego County in Southern California, I was exposed to a wide variety of habitats during weekend d...
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    Monkeys, Mangoes and Climate Change
    • May 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    Monkeys, Mangoes and Climate Change

    by David Gill Growing up in Barbados, "summer" was my favourite time of year. Mostly because school was out (I hated school!) but also be...
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    Story of a Rare Plant Picture
    • May 8, 2018
    • 3 min

    Story of a Rare Plant Picture

    by Thomas Oberbauer For a number of years during the mid 1970’s, I searched for rare plants on San Clemente Island in southern California...
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