Bee Rooted

11/20/2025

Can't wait for a free fun family night with Geography in the Garden!

11/19/2025

Who is coming tonight to this free fun family event? At 4:30, we will have games and activities, including a garden treasure hunt, a tree BioBlitz, planting native flowers a map gallery, and more! In addition, the presentation portion will begin at 5:30 pm to discuss GIS projects such as finding suitable habitat for Bald Eagles, how GIS is used for conservation land collaboration, and more! Please share and join us!

10/30/2025

As an environmental scientist, UC Naturalist, and geographer, I can't wait to share my love of maps and GIS! We will have activities for the entire family! Since we have had a request for a short presentation about using GIS to determine suitable bald eagle habitat, it will be in the evening so we can use a projector as this will be hosted by . This is a laid back event, so come for a few minutes or the entire time! It is FREE and open to the public!

10/29/2025

Another one down due to a bear 🐻 I hope it was a good meal 😞 This was today's chore.... *sigh*

10/29/2025

What happens after spending a long weekend at the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists conference smelling oils and spending time with awesome people? You feel vibrant, confident, and ready to change the world. Spending time with this group of wonderful people and listening to the research NAHA supports truly gave me an infusion of energy. Sometimes, I wonder, too, if I make any difference. A colleague approached me at the conference and said that her 90 year old mother ripped out her non-native landscaping and filled her yard with native plants for wildlife habitat after listening to one of my presentations hosted by NAHA. It brought tears to my eyes. Perhaps, just maybe, if we can change one person at a time, we can change 8 billion, but it can't be done alone. make the world go round 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

10/27/2025

It is so exciting to be part of upcoming programming The Root 66 Community Garden !

10/11/2025

People ask me what would be my top pick for pollinators in Southern California and I always say California Buckwheat!!!!

Have you had trouble with natives? Give California Buckwheat a try! Eriogonum fasciculatum is beginner friendly and provides much habitat. It feeds birds, po...

10/07/2025

In a few weeks, I will be headed to the NAHA conference! I am so excited to see fellow plant and herbal medicine enthusiasts. 💛 There is always a ton of information included! I still refer to recordings from previous conferences. This year, the NAHA President will be speaking on aromatherapy for children. The digital pass includes livestream and recording access to all of the presentations, live and digital! To see a list of the included presentations, go to the NAHA site: https://conference.naha.org/speakers

NAHA Conference Pass Guide

Our Live All-Access Pass
- A 3-day conference All-Access Pass to Beyond Aromatics 2025 in Tampa, Florida.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Beverage Break & Snack Break (dinner on your own).
- Lifetime Access to all Live and Digital Presentation Recordings.
Hotel rooms are not included!

Our Digital Pass
- Livestream Access to Beyond Aromatics 2025 Digital Presentations.
- Livestream of the Live Conference in Tampa, Florida.
- Lifetime Access to all Live and Digital Presentation Recordings.
This Pass is for virtual attendance only!

Bonus: All 2023 NAHA Conference Presentations Recordings also included!

Both passes include access to the ongoing live digital presentations.

Purchase your Ticket Here!
https://naha.org/store/category/beyond-aromatics-2025

We're excited to see you there, both in-person and virtually!

10/07/2025

What happens when an irrigation box gets overfilled with bees? Some are left outside away from the cluster 😞

09/28/2025

We had so much fun yesterday and I am looking forward to what transformations this autumn holds for Bee Rooted and myself personally. I hope you all enjoy family and friends because the days with them are shorter than we realize in the moment. Time moves so quickly!

09/27/2025

If you are in the San Diego County area, come see us today at to learn about native bees and honeybees!

09/21/2025

This week, I also participated in a California Native Plant Society Vegetation Mapping workshop. The area surveyed was full of prickly pear cacti (Opuntia). Since I have many memories of bumping into cacti in the night (my grandmother collected them), they have been my least favorite type of plant. However, to their credit, they provide food and housing to humans and wildlife while enduring difficult conditions. They are fairly fire resistant due to their high water content and regenerate after fire. Did you know that these prickly pear cacti protect the cactus wrens' nests from predators? There were several scattered among this cacti population. What's not to love? Oh yes, I can't forget sitting on them! They definitely know how to make an impression!

In a site evaluation of a property and contemplating changes, it is essential to identify keystone plants and valuable habitat areas to preserve native wildlife before beginning a project. Also, it is important to support your local native plant society as a volunteer and / or member to help educational programs that support wildlife.