And so it was in the summer of 1957 that both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California, and the golden age of baseball in the New York area had ended.

Eschscholzia californica, commonly called the California poppy or golden poppy, is a perennial and annual plant, native to the United States, and the official state flower of California.

He shot in varying styles ; " hot golden light for California, grey overcast for Manhattan and a forties Hollywood glossy for ... dream sequences ", most of which were cut.

There is a park in the town with the typical rolling hills of California which is especially pleasant in the springtime, when the grass is green and not golden, as it is in the rest of the year.

* Petra van Staveren ( 1966, Kampen ), swimmer who won the golden medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

A second " golden spike ", manufactured alongside the original spike, on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California.

David Hewes burial vault at Mountain View Cemetery ( Oakland, California ) | Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. A second golden spike, exactly like the one from the ceremony, was cast and engraved at the same time.

The golden eagle was an uncommon visitor to the Channel Islands before the 1990s according to data gathered by Dr. Lyndal Laughrin of the University of California Santa Cruz Island Reserve, and the first golden eagle nest was recorded on Santa Cruz Island in 1999.

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The California golden bear disappeared from the state of California in 1922, when the last one was shot in Tulare County.

The California golden bear is the official state animal, and it appears on the Flag of California.

** Viola pedunculata also known as the California golden violet

In January 1946, a golden opportunity was offered him: one of his artist friends, Karl Kasten ( himself a war veteran, like Bischoff ) suggested Bischoff as art teacher for a position still available, at San Francisco's California School of Fine Arts.

He became reclusive after one of his sons died in a private plane crash on Santa Catalina Island, California in 1972, In 1988, however, he joined in the golden anniversary celebration of his famous " wrong way " flight, allowing enthusiasts to retrieve the Robin from its hangar.

The fish is also known as the California golden trout and is native to Golden Trout Creek, Volcano Creek and the South Fork Kern River.

The golden trout is commonly found at elevations of 10, 000 ft ( 3, 000 m ) above sea level, and is native to California.

The golden trout was designated the state fish of California in 1947.

* The Wildlife Habitats consist of 25 naturalistic habitats that house over 50 non-releasable animals native to California, including a bobcat, river otter, snakes, golden eagles, Channel Island fox, banana slugs, turtles, owls, snowy egret, tarantula, Western toads, herons, turkey vultures, raccoons, badger, porcupine, coyote and others.

* The California grizzly bear becomes extinct.

California black oak forest types are heavily used for spring, summer, and fall cover by black bear.

Elementary schools in Glendale, California ; Modesto, California ; Long Beach, California ; and Carson City, Nevada bear his name, as do junior high or middle schools in Mesa, Arizona ; Pomona, California ; Las Vegas, Nevada ; Roseburg, Oregon ; and Oxnard, California.

Despite this, Cabrillo is now remembered as the first European to travel the California coast, and today many streets and buildings in California bear his name.

( University of California Press, 1965 ISBN 978-0-520-00747-5 ) Includes chapters set in the " Country of Women ," where men bear children and have bound feet.

In May 2005, scientists in California succeeded in recovering and sequencing the nuclear DNA of a cave bear that lived between 42, 000 and 44, 000 years ago.

At Apache Pass in 1862, Cochise and Mangas Coloradas, with around 500 fighters, held their ground against a New Mexico-bound force of California volunteers under General James Henry Carleton until caisson-mounted howitzer artillery fire was brought to bear on their positions in the rocks above.

The modern flag has a star, a grizzly bear, and a colored stripe with the words " California Republic ".

Today, many streets throughout California that either follow or run parallel to this historic route still bear the " El Camino Real " name.

Many streets throughout California today bear the name of this famous road, often with little factual relation to the original ; but Mission Street in San Francisco and its counterpart in Santa Cruz do correspond to the historical route.

The bear on the current flag of California was modeled on the last wild Californian grizzly bear in captivity.

In seasons one to three, the shoulder patch is essentially the CHP patch with " California " and " Eureka " ( state motto ) removed ; the California bear and other California state seal elements are retained.

Benjamin Wilson was also a well known Indian fighter who served as justice of the peace for the Mexican authorities and it was while hunting down renegade Indians that he discovered what is present day Big Bear, California which received that name because Wilson and his posse lassoed and killed over thirty grizzly bears while passing through.

In 1866, a grizzly weighing 2, 200 pounds was killed in Valley Center, California, the largest grizzly killed in California.

The seal features the Roman goddess Minerva ( Athena in Greek mythology ), the goddess of wisdom and war ; a California grizzly bear ( the official state animal ) feeding on grape vines, representing California's wine production ; a sheaf of grain, representing agriculture ; a miner, representing the California Gold Rush and the mining industry ; and sailing ships, representing the state's economic power.

California's is in the center, directly below a large American bald eagle, and is the only seal with supporters: two California grizzly bears.

The rest of the animal was left to rot or feed the California grizzly bears then common in California.

An exterior mural on Golden Dreams, a former attraction at Disney California Adventure Park, showing Queen Califia accompanied by a grizzly bear

John " Grizzly " Adams ( aka, James Capen Adams, Grizzly Adams ) ( 1812 – 1860 ) was a famous California mountain man and trainer of grizzly bears and other wild animals that he captured for menageries, zoological gardens and circuses.

In the winter of 1854, Grizzly Adams captured a huge California grizzly in the largest cage trap Adams had ever constructed.

In an 1855 grizzly attack in the Sierras of California, John suffered head and neck injuries.

Nahl's painting of a California grizzly became the model used by flag manufacturers when creating flags for California.

John knew more about the California grizzly bear than any other man.

The gold badge was capped with the image of a grizzly bear and bore an inscription that proclaimed Dr. W. F. Carver as “ Champion Rifle Shot of the World .” Following his success in California, Carver went on tour giving exhibitions of shooting prowess, which included endurance contests as well as target competitions.