IotW: Salix
Last week brought Junuary sunshine and warmth to northern California, and golden buds on golden willows in mountain meadows. Salix (the genus for nearly 400 willow species ) are a […]
Category Archives: Plantae
IotW: Vulpina
A sea of vibrant neon light against the otherwise dark backdrop of forest. Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) grows readily on the bark of mature red firs. Look, but don’t eat. […]
IOTW: Fogbound Giants
There’s something intensely primordial about this forest of coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) in a morning fog. These giants tower over the mere mortals of the world at heights of up […]
Tiny Homes
At first glance it’s a stump by the creek. A pleasant place to sit and watch the world light up while you wait for sounds of life from […]
Image of the Week: Arctostaphylos
Week of Jan. 20 With bold, twisted, red and gray trunks and thick, vertical, evergreen leaves, it’s hard not to notice manzanitas as you walk through California’s chaparral-dominated foothills. Especially […]
Image of the Week: Fierce and Timid
Week of Nov. 17, 2013 Two photos tie this week, both from the same hike at Whiskeytown Lake: Fierce Photo: Max Odland I noticed this berry for the color in […]
Change of Pace
Summer is well under way here in Seward. Temperatures regularly soar into the high 60s, the sun breaks through the clouds (most days) by the afternoon, and hikers and sight […]
Success(ion)
It’s nearly impossible to miss how much the landscape changes over the course of the short walk from the Nature Center at Exit Glacier to the glacier itself. You might […]
Phenology, Part 1
Summer comes on fast in Seward. I never would have thought I’d say that as of a month ago, when the ground in town had patches of crusty snow left […]
Find Your Fungus
After a week of interpretive training plus another two weeks of prep work and shadowing the more experienced rangers, I’m excited to lead my own programs. Though similar to the […]
Seeing the Green Fire 