chaparral
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The deer have wreaked havoc on native species as they eat fire-resilient chaparral and other native plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Native chaparral and shrublands evolved under infrequent fire,” the scientists wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Three years on, Novack and Aggrey’s garden has become an aromatic, restful ode to Southern California’s coastal chaparral plant community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Jan. 31 as we hike through Placerita Canyon Natural Area, an east-west canyon east of Santa Clarita with lush oak woodland, chaparral and a seasonal creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
Like cottontail rabbits and chaparral birds and a baby possum that sulked and lay like dead for the first several hours until he finally decided that Arliss wasn’t going to hurt him.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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