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Raising the Dead: Bringing Ghosts to Life, October-December 2007
October 01, 2007 by Matthew Bettelheim
How do you commission portraits of species the world has dismissed as extinct, species no one has seen in decades? …
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Book Review: Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions
October 01, 2007 by Dan Rademacher
Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions, by Arthur M. Shapiro and Tim Manolis, …
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Elfin Butterfly
October 01, 2007 by Aleta George
To us, the San Bruno elfin butterfly, with its one-inch wingspan, seems small, but to the ants that protected it …
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Presumed Extinct
October 01, 2007 by Matthew Bettelheim
Mention extinct species, and most people think of long-gone mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. But we know that some Bay Area species have disappeared in just the last 200 years. Or have they? Prompted by rediscoveries of lost species in Solano and Contra Costa counties, we decided to see what other missing flora and fauna might still be out there, awaiting a patient observer.
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The Checkerspot Comes Home
October 01, 2007 by Carolyn J. Strange
Contrary to common notions of autumn as a season of dying back, our fall rains often herald new beginnings. That’s …
Coyote Valley: Another Drive-By Extinction?
October 01, 2007 by David Carroll
As we report in The Checkerspot Comes Home, Coyote Ridge southeast of San Jose is one of the last refuges …
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Art on the Wing
April 01, 2005 by Liam O'Brien
The Bay Area is home to a surprising variety of butterflies, moths, and skippers; local artist and avid lepidopterist Liam O’Brien gets outside with his field journal whenever he can, to record them with his unusual mixture of drawing, painting, collage, and writing. A beautiful sunny day out in the oak savanna of Mount Diablo brought two rare species into view, and onto the pages of Liam’s notebook.
Bay Area Butterfly Resources
April 01, 2005 by Novella Carpenter
The Bay Area is home to almost 150 species of butterflies, skippers, and moths—and to quite a few butterfly lovers …
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Taking Refuge
January 01, 2005 by Matthew Bettelheim
At this small, sandy National Wildlife Refuge on the industrial outskirts of Antioch, you’ll find great views of the San Joaquin River, and rare plants and insects that don’t exist anywhere else.
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Serpentine Splendor
April 01, 2004 by Carolyn J. Strange
Tucked into less than a square mile of land next to a freeway, the Peninsula’s Edgewood Park is a showcase for stunning wildflower diversity, all the result of our region’s unique geology.
