WATER AWARENESS
What is a rain chain & rain barrel?
Local traditional smudge & medicine plant of the indigenous Californians
What is white sage?
The name of something you have to do at home every week.
What is a chore?
The name of the sycamore in Shady Oaks
What is Kevin?
A nature practice we do at home or at school by ourselves, outside
What is sit spot?
A prolonged period of abnormally low rain
What is a drought?
One of the most important local food sources to indigenous Californian peoples
What is Acorn (and Oak)?
One way of cleaning the floor without electricity
What is sweeping?
The fungal network that supports the forest and all the trees and beings
What is mycelium?
Ms Natalie's favorite local flower
Wild Rose
A permaculture method for storing water in the landscape
What are earthworks?
This tall, straight plant is used in making fire by friction as the spindle
What is Mule Fat?
A fun kitchen activity to do with family - one that also feed you!
What is cooking?
An important way to keep the soil hydrated and retain moisture around trees
What is mulching?
One of Sierra's not so secret talents
What is directing theatre?
The name of our local watershed at Manzanita School
What is the Topanga Creek Watershed?
You can weave a fish trap out of this.
What is willow?
One of Owen's bird friends
What is a turkey?
A native tree that some of you planted
What is Catalina Cherry?
Our namesake animal
What is the king snake?
The mostly dry pond near campus
What is Zuniga Pond?
This is considered a dream plant, among many other uses.
What is mugwort?
What is Selkie?
The best season of year to plant bare root fruit trees in the ground in Southern California?
A major predator for sure spends time at our MNZ campus
What is a mountain lion?