This e-newsletter announces the release of two Environmental Impact Reports for Brea Canyon Road expansion and the Paradise Ranch project. We ask that you take two minutes and request an extension on one comment period. We also reveal the mysteries about mistletoe! View our December E-Newsletter.
With the holiday season in full swing, we thought we’d remind everyone that our favorite ‘hemiparasitic plant” (aka mistletoe) is protected in our parklands. This means, while it is fun to “kiss under the mistletoe” (virus aside!), if it is found inside Chino Hills State Park or on the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority Preserve-removing it is illegal. So, leave it to its job of stealing water and nutrients from a host plant or shrub and consider buying some fake … Read More
Despite its reputation as a kissing magnet at Christmas, this is a rootless parasite that sucks water and nutrients from native trees. Birds carry the sticky seeds from tree to tree. This plant is easiest to spot on trees that lose their leaves in the fall since it stays green. While, it may be fun to hang in the doorway, collecting mistletoe from our parks is illegal.