Australian tube worms are now widespread in brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay.
John Muir Laws
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.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
January 1, 2017 •
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Naturalist’s Notebook: An Illustrated Guide to Watching for Humpback Whales
October 14, 2016 •
What to look for when watching humpbacks.
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Enigmatic Clicking Cicada
July 1, 2016 •
The crepitating cicada is found in the Western United States.
John Muir Laws and the Art of Slowing Down, Sitting Still, and Paying Attention
April 18, 2016 •
“As a naturalist, educator, and artist, I have found that my journal is the most necessary tool I carry into the field with me; it is even more necessary than my binoculars.”
Naturalist’s Notebook: Meet the Hammerhead Worm
January 1, 2016 •
The alien in your back yard is a large, invasive, predatory land planarian.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How to Tell a Red-Tailed from a Red-Shouldered Hawk
October 1, 2015 •
Red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks are both common in the Bay Area.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Illustrated Guide to Otter vs. Beaver
July 1, 2015 •
How to tell two large aquatic mammals apart?
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Bay Area Housing Shortage for Western Bluebirds
April 1, 2015 •
Western bluebirds make use of abandoned woodpecker nest cavities.
Naturalist’s Notebook: When The Bay Erupts With Herring
January 1, 2015 •
Naturalist John Muir Laws illustrates the great herring migration in the San Francisco Bay