Ford-Terry, I. 2020, YHEP: Conservation, Ep 02: Joshua Trees, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, YouTube Channel

Join YHEP Instructor Ian Ford-Terry as he guides you through the process of growing a Joshua Tree from seed as part of a conservation effort to help save the Joshua Trees (and their very specific pollinators)!

Resources:

Cornett, J “Joshua Trees Are Blooming Early In The Desert – It’s Not A Good Thing – You Can Thank Climate Change”, Desert Magazine, January 30, 2019.
Cummings, B., “State Endangered Species Protection Sought for California’s Joshua Trees: Iconic Desert Plant Threatened by Climate Change, Habitat Loss”, Center For Biological Diversity Website, October, 2019.
Gilbert, G. Harrower, J., “Context‐Dependent Mutualisms in the Joshua Tree–Yucca Moth System Shift Along a Climate Gradient”, Ecosphere, September, 2018
Irish, Mary, “Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide”, Timber Press, 2000
Sheppard, C., and Oliver, R., “Yucca Moths and Yucca Plants: Discovery of ‘the Most Wonderful Case of Fertilization’”, American Entomologist, Spring 2004 Shipani, S., “How a Tree and Its Moth Shaped the Mojave Desert”, Smithsonian, August 10, 2017.

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Tricia Braxton

Nicole Hansen

Angela O'Callaghan

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YHEP: Conservation, Ep 02: Joshua Trees

Resources:

Cornett, J “Joshua Trees Are Blooming Early In The Desert – It’s Not A Good Thing – You Can Thank Climate Change”, Desert Magazine, January 30, 2019.
Cummings, B., “State Endangered Species Protection Sought for California’s Joshua Trees: Iconic Desert Plant Threatened by Climate Change, Habitat Loss”, Center For Biological Diversity Website, October, 2019.
Gilbert, G. Harrower, J., “Context‐Dependent Mutualisms in the Joshua Tree–Yucca Moth System Shift Along a Climate Gradient”, Ecosphere, September, 2018
Irish, Mary, “Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide”, Timber Press, 2000
Sheppard, C., and Oliver, R., “Yucca Moths and Yucca Plants: Discovery of ‘the Most Wonderful Case of Fertilization’”, American Entomologist, Spring 2004 Shipani, S., “How a Tree and Its Moth Shaped the Mojave Desert”, Smithsonian, August 10, 2017.

Published by: Ford-Terry, I., 2020, YHEP: Conservation, Ep 02: Joshua Trees, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, YouTube Channel