Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Bigberry Manzanita is Now California’s Official State Shrub!
As of last night, with the governor’s signature, Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) is now California’s Official State Shrub!
Joining other officially recognized denizens of the chaparral, the California Grizzly Bear, the California Poppy, the metamorphic rock Serpentine, and the California Quail, our beautiful manzanita becomes yet another voice for California’s most extensive ecosystem.
A big thank you to all of you who wrote letters and helped us accomplish this long hoped for recognition of the chaparral’s most iconic plant species.
And special thanks to our friends at Los Padres Forest Watch who initiated this final round to get the job done.
So cool!
An old-growth Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) wrapping its arms around an Engelmann Oak in southern San Diego County.
Super excited to celebrate this historic achievement! Thanks for all the hard work to get this done.
Hip hip hooray! Oh frabjous day! Callooh Callay. Sing lolly lolly and hey ho. Let’s all be jolly.
Margaret Meyncke, Coordinator for the Temecula Valley Native Plant Network
Good work everyone who helped by joining.
Yes! The Shrubbery! Neeeeeeee!
Great news!