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The Crystal Cōver The Crystal Cover August 2021 As of today, I am declaring The honeysuckle blooms that Lonicera subspicata, will only last a bit longer. otherwise known as While they are still gracing Southern Honeysuckle, the vines though, butterflies, is my favorite flowering hummingbirds, and wasps plant. I don’t think this is are stopping by for a sip of one found at floral shops, nectar. Recently I heard Bob but in the park, it grows Allen, author of Wildflowers of lavishly and the sweet smell Orange County and the Santa is simply sublime. There’s a Ana Mountains, speak about large patch of this fragrant how California native plants vine in the Historic District support a large diversity between the Painter’s of pollinators, including Cottage and the Fisherman’s beetles, flies, and bees. Bob Perch which is emitting the talked a lot about bees, an most intoxicating aroma (I insect he could have lectured find myself practically sleep about literally for days given walking to this spot just to that there are approximately breathe the scented air). Southern Honeysuckle 20,000 species of bees (Lonicera subspicat) The bouquet also sends me worldwide, 4,000 species in back to my childhood when North America, and between I played with a 2 ½” doll named Honeysuckle from the Little 400-500 species here in southern California. Who knew Kiddle collection. Honeysuckle is a woody sprawling shrub there were so many with delicate white and yellow flowers that is widespread different kinds of bees throughout the coastal sage scrub and is related to Blue including the miners, Elderberry, another lovely smelling local. That might just be my the honeys, bumbles, second favorite flowering plant. Both grow wild and free here and diggers, the at Crystal Cove State Park. cuckoos (say what), the carpenters, plasterers, European Honeybee (Apis mellifera) halictids, leafcutters, and masons. That’s Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) a whole lot of bees! Trude Hurd Many of them don’t even look like what we think of bees (those black and yellow fuzzy insects) nor do all bees sting. In fact, bees have absolutely no interest in stinging humans and only do so as a defense mechanism (for example if they feel threatened or are protecting the nest). At this time of year, the California Buckwheat, is blooming throughout the park and is “alive” with swarming European honeybees. I’ve pointed this out to countless visitors, but no matter how close I seem to get, the bees are simply not interested. Rather they are “smelling” the flowers and collecting The Crystal Cover August 2021 - Page 2 pollen in baskets on their knees which they take back to their with childish joy I too am delighted, but often feel sentimental hives and produce honey. While honeybees are social, live in remembering all the years that my own two sons participated hives (or reared in boxes by beekeepers) and cooperate with in what was then called Camp Wild (no aquatic portion in those one another, most of our native bees are solitary, live in wood days). Having my boys with me for an entire work week was or underground tunnels, and do not make honey. Instead, unquestionably one of my favorite times of summer. the hard-working females mate, make nests, collect pollen for their young and lay eggs while the males live for the sole And just in time for summer beach camps, Heal the Bay purpose of mating and only actually pollinate inadvertently released their most recent report card. For over 30 years, when they visit flowers for nectar to fuel their flight. The most southern California based environmental organization Heal memorable comment from Bob’s lecture was that many of the Bay has produced an annual beach report card using these pollinators go unnoticed because “most life on Earth is scientific data to analyze water quality and bacterial-pollution smaller than our pinky fingers.” In other words, if you want rankings in coastal waters throughout the state. In their latest to see something, you got to look. That comment inspired me findings California beaches scored very high for excellent to stick my face much closer into the center of flowers and water quality and based on summer 2020 monitoring reports sure enough have been rewarded with surprise glimpses of showed that over 90% of beaches monitored by Heal the Bay the many beautiful insects hiding inside. To see photos of the received an A or B grade, which is on par with the five-year different bee species check out Peter Bryant’s wonderful site. average. Now, drum roll please…of the beaches that made the honor roll, Crystal Cove State Park received top honors. Just a few Along with 34 other beaches, CCSP scored perfect water weeks ago quality grades throughout the past year. As encouraging as we hosted this news is, it’s important to recognize that any of the top- our annual rated beaches could easily fall from grace with a polluted summer camp water event like a sewage spill, oil spill or even from a rain which was (unexpected, as that may seem.) If bacteria levels exceed state canceled in health standards and people venture into the ocean they 2020 due to could become ill. A quick glance at the OC Health Care Agency the pandemic. beach info posted on July 9 shows healthy water bacteria In my humble levels across the county from Seal Beach to San Clemente with opinion, Camp Coastal Wild is the “bee’s knees” seriously, one of the best camps around town. Why? Well, these 20 kids get to spend three hours engaged in fun-filled nature based activities including walks, art projects (we made sand globes this year), science projects (we planted native seeds in egg cartons), visit with Roosevelt (our park snake mascot which is always a highlight), learn about stewardship (including using a bee house to support the dwindling population of local bees), and THEN they spend two hours on the beach with our renowned Junior Lifeguard instructors. Not only do the lifeguards teach the kids some important water safety information like how to spot a rip tide, how to avoid getting only a few hiccups along the 42-miles of coastline. Crystal stung by a sting ray, and a sampling of rescue techniques, but Cove Beach at Pelican Point, upcoast of the Los Trancos Creek, they also play beach games like dodge ball and beach flags. near Muddy Creek and at Moro Beach where the creek and Most importantly, and by far the collective favorite activity, the ocean mix are sampled weekly and consistently maintain low kids enjoy an hour of free time in the waves and on the sand. pollution standards allowing us to maintain an A+ ranking on As I sit and watch the campers boogie boarding and squealing the beach report card. The Crystal Cover August 2021 - Page 3 While the beaches at Crystal Cove are PACKED with I was driving home one day and heard an NPR story titled “To recreationists, mostly at Moro or in the Historic District, many Make Birding Inclusive, Some Birds Will Need New Names Without park visitors are staying overnight in one of the coveted Colonial Roots.” Given that I had recently attended a training on cottages or dining at the Beachcomber Café (not many other climate change which had an integral component addressing restaurants around can boast such a spectacular view just steps JEDI issues (justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion) and that away from the sand) but waiting for a table can be an exercise California State Parks is actively “taking stock of and critically in patience. Although many visitors take the hour or two while reexamining our past, looking specifically at contested waiting for a table to explore the tidepools, go for a beach place names, monuments, and interpretation in our State walk, or sunbathe, many restaurant patrons park themselves at Parks” I was riveted. As for the birds, well, the name change the wooden picnic tables anticipating a buzz from the sensor movement is part of a growing awareness that birdwatching announcing their table is ready. Perusing the Park Interpretive has a diversity problem and changing names that remind Store is always an option (open every day and full of Covey us of colonialism and racism reflects the growing social mementos including ocean-inspired jewelry and treasures from justice movement. For example, Tykee James, co-founder of local artists), and volunteers are once again staffing the Historic Freedom Birders (for racial justice) believes names should District Visitor Center (Cottage 00) and the Film and Media say something about the birds themselves and their natural Cottage (#13, aka the “Beaches Cottage”) so visitors can while history, “not glorifications of folks that would not want people away some time checking out the park’s history. Soon, Cottage like me birding today.” Many birds were named to honor #46, the little turquoise cottage at the mouth of the Los Trancos people who are considered to have objectionable and racist creek, will re-open with our first post-pandemic art exhibit: pasts, rather than more thoughtful names that mention a The Cottages of Crystal Cove – Extraordinary Illustrations distinguishing characteristic such as color (Yellow-rumped by Dorian Yarnelson. It’s been a year and a half of cottage Warbler), or an identifiable feature (Black-capped Chickadee), closure and park staff is thrilled to showcase this particular or field markings (Spotted Sandpiper). It’s not just bird names exhibit considering the artist is one of our own. Even with a that are being re-evaluated, but plant and insect names too.
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