Our Top Facebook Posts of 2019
With the start of a new decade, join us in reflecting on some of the best moments at the Arboretum and Public Garden this past year!
From strides toward a more pollinator-friendly campus to live shots of larvae caterpillars at work, check out our top Facebook posts of 2019. Click on the box to view the full post!
1. The flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa 'Blood Red') is showing off in Storer Garden.
It's almost that time of year again! Take some time to visit the Arboretum on a clear, winter day. This beautiful Blood Red flowering quince may just be in bloom once again in Storer Garden!
2. Researchers at UC Davis: Assessing Urban Hummingbird Feeders
How do hummingbird feeders affect native hummingbird populations? Research is taking place right here at UC Davis! Dr. Lisa Tell took up residence at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery to study these popular and important pollinators.
Read more on the project and its findings at climatechange.ucdavis.edu.
3. UC Davis is the first University of California to be certified as a "Bee Campus USA!
UC Davis joins more than one-hundred-fifty other cities and campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators.
4. Notes from the Nursery: Pipevine swallowtail larvae (aka caterpillars) chowing down on California pipevine
We consider ourselves lucky to have these young butterflies eating our vines. If you want adult butterflies in your garden don't just provide their favorite nectar-filled flowers to eat, plant something for their larvae too! Adding pipevine is a great place to start. Watch the full video!
5. You've seen squirrels in the Arboretum lounging like this...now you know why!
Ever wondered why squirrels lounge around on their stomachs like this? Is it the summertime heat that makes them so tired? Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow in animal behavior at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explained this phenomenon known as "heat dumping," an act that helps squirrels cool down their body temperatures.