Bolinas Ridge Discoveries
July 01, 2010 by John Muir Laws
Jack Laws finds new wonders at a familiar haunt.
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Caching In
October 01, 2007 by Judith Larner Lowry
Think of the western scrub jay: screeching, assertive, a bully and glutton at backyard bird feeders. But also, as Judith Larner Lowry has noticed in her West Marin yard, caching acorns, bay nuts, and other seeds, many more than the birds could ever hope to recover. Given that these seeds can’t move uphill on their own, we owe our oak-studded hillsides in part to the forethought, and forgetfulness, of this very familiar bird. Lowry’s advice? Sit back and let a few of our local jays’ missed meals take root.
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Drawing with a Local Palette
January 01, 2003 by Anne Hayes
If not for an unassuming wire fence, you might mistake Judith Larner Lowry’s garden for one of nature’s own. The …
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The Gardener and the Quail
April 01, 2002 by Judith Larner Lowry
Years ago, there was a quail refuge on the outskirts of the town of Bolinas. Seeking to restore her yard to the coastal prairie it used to be, Bolinas writer Judith Lowry decided to shape her garden to meet the quail’s habitat needs. In the process, she discovered how a covey of quail can stitch together a sometimes fractious neighborhood.
