🚨 Breaking News! Election Anxiety Overshadowed by Banana-Slug Gate
🤯 In a shocking development, California’s newly designated state slug, the banana slug (Ariolimax californicus), has been accused of devouring the state flower, the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Witnesses claim they saw the notoriously sluggish creature chomping down on the bright orange petals of the beloved wildflower, leading to widespread outrage, social media uproar, and whispers of potential criminal charges.
🐌 Mike Kahn captured the extraordinary footage seen here and has the exclusive story on Hilltromper Silicon Valley: https://siliconvalley.hilltromper.com/article/election-anxiety-overshadowed-banana-slug-gate
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😱 Got stress? 🌲 Get nature!
🌞 Mike shares why he unplugs to recharge.
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🌺 Hilltromper's Mike Kahn gets out from behind the camera to plug California fuchsia and other native wildflowers that are starting to pop! Do you have a fav summer wildflower?
🔗 Article link can be found on Hilltomper's homepage and social feed.
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🐳 There have been a lot of whale sightings right off the coast of Pacifica recently!!! Here's some footage from today. This is humpback whale migration season.
👀 There's a lot of great whale watching to be done along the San Mateo County coast and the Monterey Bay.
❤️ We live in such an amazing place!
📷 Video by Mike Kahn
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Late Spring Wildflowers
🤔 Are there still wildflowers out there to see this season? You betcha! Get your treasure hunt on!
📷 Hilltromper's very own Mike Kahn happened upon these beauties on a trail run (and walk) yesterday morning in Pacifica.
🌺 Our BloomTracker continues to track local wildflowers in San Mateo, Santa Clara, & Santa Cruz counties. It's free by signing the Respect Wildflowers Pledge (email address required): https://siliconvalley.hilltromper.com/article/bloomtracker
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Meet the Mariposa Lily!
🦋 Meet the Mariposa Lily!
🌻 Mariposa lilies (Calochortus sp.) are charming, late-spring flowers that bloom throughout California. There are several species of mariposa lily that can be found in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County, including the butterfly mariposa lily (Calochortus venustus), yellow mariposa lily (Calochortus luteus), clay mariposa lily (Calochortus argillosus), and more. These lilies are in the same genus as the white globe lily (Calochortus albus).
🤓 The name “mariposa” comes from the Spanish word for butterfly, because the mariposa lily flowers often bear some resemblance to the pollinators. Mariposa lilies are perennial wildflowers, meaning they bloom year after year in the same spot. If you see a mariposa lily this year, mark the spot you saw it on a map and you will likely be able to see it in the same place next year. These lilies bloom from large underground bulbs, which served as an Indigenous food source.
👀 Check out our BloomTracker to find great wildflowers locally right now in San Mateo, Santa Clara, & Santa Cruz counties. BloomTracker is free by signing the Respect Wildflowers Pledge (email address required): https://siliconvalley.hilltromper.com/article/bloomtracker
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🐝🌸 Let's get bee-zy! Spring is coming! I saw that the bees were really enjoying the blooming ceanothus bush in our backyard native garden this morning. With this warmer weather and spring on its way, wildflowers are coming out. We've got an exciting launch related to this coming up, so please subscribe to our e-newsletter to stay in the loop, thanks! -Mike Kahn, Hilltromper Managing Director
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