April 30th, 2009  - I joined the Earth Systems spring tour of the cactus garden.  Christy Smith, the Cactus Garden Volunteer Coordinator and manager of the restoration project at the garden, gave us a great historical overview and info about all the different species in the garden.  The garden, originally called the "Arizona Garden" has been the official make-out spot for Stanford students over the past century (and you thought all the action happened at Full Moon on the Quad).
There are truly...
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