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Category Archives: Plantae

IotW: Salix

January 26, 2015by mcodland 1 Comment

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 […]

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California, Image of the Week, Plantae

IotW: Vulpina

December 15, 2014by mcodland 4 Comments

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. […]

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California, Fungi, Image of the Week, Plantae

IOTW: Fogbound Giants

August 31, 2014by mcodland Leave a comment

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 […]

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California, Image of the Week, Plantae
A nice morning seat.

Tiny Homes

May 28, 2014by mcodland 3 Comments

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 […]

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California, Fungi, Observations, Plantae

Image of the Week: Arctostaphylos

January 29, 2014by mcodland 1 Comment

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 […]

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Image of the Week: Fierce and Timid

November 24, 2013by mcodland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Animalia, California, Image of the Week, Plantae
Author and Exit Glacier on the Harding Icefield Trail.

Change of Pace

July 19, 2013by mcodland 1 Comment

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 […]

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Animalia, Kenai Fjords, Plantae
A Park Ranger with prospective junior rangers.

Success(ion)

July 6, 2013by mcodland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Education, Kenai Fjords, Plantae
June ferns in a Spruce-Hemlock forest.

Phenology, Part 1

June 22, 2013by mcodland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Kenai Fjords, Observations, Plantae
Lichen colonizing a rock at Exit Glacier.

Find Your Fungus

June 9, 2013by mcodland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Education, Fungi, Kenai Fjords, Plantae

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