Prather, Calif. — Peg Smith walks on Black Mountain, where she took care of Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve near Prather.
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Prather, Calif. — The ruins of the Kneeland homestead sit on Black Mountain. Clarissa Kneeland first protected the Carpenteria flower on Black Mountain.
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Prather, Calif. — Carpenteria californica blooms at Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Peg Smith stands among flowers on the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve. She and her husband worked to form a local foothill conservation organization.
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Prather, Calif. — Mustang clovers display their purple hue in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather CA, USA — Chinese house flowers, with their magenta tips, grow in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather CA, USA — Vibrant wall flowers cover parts of the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Lace pods sprout in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Ithuriel's spears seem to sway in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — The pale yellow mountain pretty face flower shines in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — California milkweed has a home in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Spider lupines show off their color in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Termite towers pop up in the Mary Elizabeth Miller Preserve.
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Prather, Calif. — Peg Smith walks toward the ruins of the Kneeland homestead.
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