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  • Larkspur Ferry Parking

    03/13/2016 6:35:03 PM PDT · by rey · 11 replies
    13 Mar 2015
    How quickly does that Larkspur Ferry parking fill up on a weekday? If I am there before 7:30 am I ok? Is there additional parking nearby? Thanks for the help.
  • Rare plant species nearly wiped out by Marin County work crews clearing culvert (Baker's larkspur)

    02/02/2005 6:25:58 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 44 replies · 1,479+ views
    MARSHALL, Calif. (AP) - One of California's rarest plants was nearly wiped out of existence when Marin County workers used a backhoe to clear a plugged roadside drain in the species' sole habitat. The Baker's larkspur, a purplish plant that blooms April through May and grows up to 2-feet tall, is found in only one place in the world: near a a drain along the Marshall-Petaluma Road in western Marin County. Last October, heavy rain pushed debris down a hillside into the culvert, backing it up and flooding the road. When county crews came out to clear the roadside drain...