Created by Nature For All’s Environmental Careers Pathways Apprentices.
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Plant Almanac
The California Native Plant Almanac was created by six Outdoor Education Apprentices from Nature For All’s Environmental Careers Pathways (ECP) program in collaboration with Test Plot.
Through research and writing, the apprentices developed this educational resource to share knowledge about California’s native and invasive plants, their ecological importance, their relationships with wildlife, and their role in habitat restoration. The almanac also explores traditional Indigenous knowledge and cultural connections to plants.
This project provided apprentices with an opportunity to strengthen their environmental knowledge, research, writing, and science communication skills while creating a resource for the broader community.
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Partnerships & Acknowledgments
This project was developed through Nature For All’s Environmental Careers Pathways program, funded by the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) through Measure A.
Special thanks to Test Plot and Jen Toy for their guidance and collaboration, and to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, led by the Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Council, for their guidance regarding Indigenous plant names and cultural context.