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Pepperwood Field Notes

Articles: Plant Biology
  • A belted Galloway cow with her calf grazing on a grassland slope at Pepperwood. These cows are owned and operated by Markegard Family Grass-fed, a local ranch that partners with conservation organizations like Pepperwood in regenerative agricultural practices. Photo by Ian Nelson.

    In Defense of Flower Power

    on August 19, 2025

    Native Forbs for the Win on Grassland Resilience It might surprise you to know that flower power is more than just an anti-war/peace slogan for the hippie movement of the…

    Biodiversity, Blog, Community, Grasslands, Grazing, Phenology, Plant Biology, Regenerative Agriculture, Research, Science, Stewardship, Visiting Scholar

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  • GLM post-fire plot_Metha+Laura_2025_credit Makayla Freed

    Taking on a Gorgon (Medusahead grass)

    on June 20, 2025

    Tackling Medusahead: The Role of Late Spring Burns in Managing an Invasive Grass In spring, the landscape transforms with vibrant blooms and new…

    Biodiversity, Blog, Community, Grasslands, Grazing, Phenology, Plant Biology, Regenerative Agriculture, Research, Science, Stewardship, Visiting Scholar

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  • Strategy: Managing Grasslands for Invasive Species

    on June 17, 2024

    Managing Invasive Species in Grasslands with Good Fire & Other Tools In this webinar, California-certified Burn Boss and Pepperwood’s Assistant Preserve Manager, Devyn Friedfel discusses grassland health through the lens of…

    Biodiversity, Botany, Conservation Grazing, conservation science, Controlled Burning, Ecology, Fire, Fire Mitigation, Fire Resilience, Good Fire, Grasslands, Grazing, Intentional Fire, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Natural History, Phenology, Plant Biology, Prescribed Fire, Preserve Management, Research, Stewardship, The News Room, Traditional Ecological Knowledge

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  • A Grazier’s Gaze Over Grasslands

    on April 22, 2024

    By Chad Mitchell, Founder & CEO of Levity Land Management Pepperwood Preserve…

    Blog, Community, Conservation, Conservation Grazing, Ecology, Education, Grasslands, Grazing, Plant Biology, small business

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  • A Shifting Lens – Pepperwood Highlighted in Sonoma Magazine

    on March 1, 2024

    “Imagine taking an empty picture frame and…

    Botany, conservation science, Ecology, Grasslands, Local News, Monitoring, Phenology, Plant Biology, Preserve Management, Research, Science, The News Room

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  • Pepperwood Phenology Project Data Included in 5th National Climate Assessment

    on December 11, 2023

    Phenology is the study of plant and animal life cycles and behavioral timing, such as when plants are leafing out or in flower, or when birds migrate through a…

    Announcement, Community, Conservation, Data, National News, Phenology, Plant Biology, Publication, Research, The News Room

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  • A Year in the Stephen J. Barnhart Herbarium

    on August 15, 2023

    By Zoe Ruffatto, Stephen J. Barnhart Herbarium Intern from 2022-2023 When you grow up at

    Biodiversity, Blog, Botany, Community, Herbarium, Plant Biology, Research, Science

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