What happens when you keep a plot of land in permanent drought?

In the Santa Ana foothills high above Irvine, you'll find some small patches of land beneath hoop houses that've been deliberately kept in drought for the past 17 years.
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
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The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, who still hold strong cultural, spiritual and physical ties to this region.