Bay Nature magazine ◦ Winter 2017

Botany

Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad

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January 1, 2017
About the Author

Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws is the author of the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide. Learn more and find class schedules at johnmuirlaws.com.

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