Plant Heist

Californias fight to protect valuable native succulents from an international poaching ring When suspicious packages are found in a small town in northern California Game Warden Pat Freeling gets a tip about the peculiar activity After further investigation he exposes a vast network of illegal plant poachers These smugglers ravage the landscape as they rip thousands of the native succulent Dudleya Farinosa from their natural habitat This small unassuming plant carries a hefty bounty on its head internationally where a single succulent boasts a price tag in the thousands With the help of volunteers native plant biologists and local government they fight to stop this ecological destruction