Wisdom teaches that our natural environment is interconnected and that its splendor is dependent upon maintaining this relationship. Up and down the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the observer searching for the grandeur of nature need look no further than right here in El Dorado County, where the firm foundation of granite supports tall conifers and spreading oaks; where grassy meadows and rolling hills swell with the music of pollinators foraging among wildflowers and perennials; where forest shrubbery offers a dynamic habitat for all manner of butterflies, humming birds and songbirds as they follow their seasonal patterns.