11" x 14" print - Plovers in the Dunes apple cider A unique communtiy of plants

A unique communtiy of plants and animals depends on the year-round water there

featuring California Condors and a few of their favorite foods

During the late summer

while White-tailed Kites hover overhead searching for meadow voles

These wonderful flour-sack towels are screen-printed with my drawing "Condors in the Ecosystem"

11" x 14" print - Plovers in the Dunes apple cider A unique communtiy of plantsIf you move carefully through coastal dunes of California, you may notice small grey brown shore birds scurrying on the sand. Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) use coastal dunes for nesting habitat, food, and shelter. A healthy dune ecosystem may also include plants such as Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia), Tidestrom's Lupine (Lupinus tidestromii), and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium). Coastal Buckwheat provides food and shelter for the