The Stanislaus Sprout

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Nature's Wreath Workshop, December 2023

November 3, 2023
Nature has a way of showing beauty even when plants are dying back or going dormant during fall and winter. To capitalize on this beauty, we invite you to create a holiday wreath made entirely from the natural beauty found all around us.
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Spectacular Spooky Spiders

October 30, 2023
October is tarantula season in the foothills! Male tarantulas of the species Aphonopelma iodius are currently on the move, leaving their underground burrows, in search of a willing female to mate with.
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Indoor Houseplants Toxic to Pets

October 23, 2023
It is not an oxymoron plants possess a dichotomy of light inspiring calm in our homes yet can prove deadly. As light is to dark, deadly to life affirming and poisonous to beneficial, so too are house plants. Natural does not mean safe.
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Winged Beauties

October 12, 2023
Fly free; fly high. Wings wafted upward by gentle breeze. Soar above the land. Wings buffeted by gusty wind. Survey the land below. Seek forage from land, sea and sky. Toil under the sun splendid creatures resplendently garbed. Find rest in night's stillness and quietude.
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