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Painted lady butterflies were seen in masses in San Clemente on March 15. Photo: Eric Heinz

Dirt Therapy: Flutter-on over to the Festival of the Butterflies

By Marianne Taylor August marks the 10th anniversary of the Los Rios Park and the Los Rios Garden Angels, a volunteer group started by Goin’…

Naomi Knox, of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation, tells visitors about the tribe’s artifacts on display from the Blas Aguilar Museum. Photo: Allison Jarrell

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Inaugural Fall Fest Draws 1,200 to Reata Park for Bluegrass Music, Autumnal Activities

By Allison Jarrell More than 1,200 people gathered at Reata Park and Event Center on Oct. 15 for Goin Native Therapeutic Gardens’ inaugural Fall…

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Eco Garden Expo Returns to Los Rios Park

By Allison Jarrell The second annual Eco Garden Expo, presented by local nonprofit Goin Native Therapeutic Gardens, will take place May 2-3 from 9 a.m….

Lucy McCray, goddaughter of Ramos House Café owner John Q. Humphries, watches in amazement as a box of monarch butterflies are release into Los Rios Park. Humphries donated four dozen butterflies after witnessing an individual capture several of them last month. Photo by Brian Park

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Monarch Butterflies Find a Home in Los Rios

By Brian Park San Juan Capistrano is known for the swallows, but how about another famed migratory creature—the monarch butterfly? Around the globe, the monarch…

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