From majestic 300-foot redwoods to the luscious black witch’s butter mushroom, the San Francisco Bay Area is alive with plants and fungi. Yet many of these rooted natives are threatened by the twin forces of development and invasive species, making their survival particularly critical for the food web.
April 11, 2013 by Ron Sullivan
Ithuriel’s spear and similar flowers are some of our most charismatic springtime blooms. Just don’t drive off the road next time they show their stuff!
April 11, 2013 by David Cruz
The dead eucalyptus had its admirers and opponents. Now it’s gone forever.
April 01, 2013 by Jacoba Charles
The California Phenology Project’s citizen scientists are studying changes in plant life cycles to better understand local climate change impacts.
March 29, 2013 by John Muir Laws
John Muir Laws turns his naturalist’s eye and paintbrushes to the hound’s tongue, one of our early spring bloomers.
