A bold new design for the redwood forests of the 21st century is forged in the Santa Cruz Mountains
What’s Next for the Redwoods?
July 11, 2016 •
Joan Hamilton
Joan Hamilton is a Bay Area environmental writer and
editor who enjoys hiking, camping, and kayaking in
California state parks. She was formerly chief editor at High Country News, Climbing, and Sierra magazines. She produces mobile audio tours for people who want to learn more about Bay Area nature.
editor who enjoys hiking, camping, and kayaking in
California state parks. She was formerly chief editor at High Country News, Climbing, and Sierra magazines. She produces mobile audio tours for people who want to learn more about Bay Area nature.
In the Third Spring After the Morgan Fire, Just Add Water to Mount Diablo for Flowers
April 15, 2016 •
With 38 inches of rain at the top of the mountain since last summer, the bloom has been great all over Mount Diablo.
Harvest of Fire
September 30, 2015 •
A journalist spends two years documenting the dramatic changes that the Morgan Fire brought to Mount Diablo.
Two Years in Photos: From “Scorched Earth” to “It’s a Jungle” on Mount Diablo
June 4, 2015 •
Spring has brought new plants, and new cover, to the fire recovery zone on Mount Diablo.
Second Spring
March 23, 2015 •
Eighteen months after a fire, what to look for on Mount Diablo
A Landscape Shaped By Fear on Mount Diablo
February 24, 2015 •
What causes the strip of bare dirt between chaparral and grassland? A researcher tests the idea of a “scurry zone” on Mount Diablo.
Time — and Late Fall Rain — Revitalize Mount Diablo
January 5, 2015 •
On the last day of 2014, Joan Hamilton walked around Green Ranch Road on Mount Diablo to see what a full year, and some long-awaited rain, had done to the Morgan Fire burn area.
Stalking the Elusive, Scientists Carry on Bowerman’s Mount Diablo Legacy
January 5, 2015 •
The 3,100-acre Morgan Fire provided opportunities for scientists. One of the main goals: to learn how plant and animal communities rebuild themselves after a major disturbance.
Wild Pigs, Increasing in Numbers on Mount Diablo, Expand Into New Turf
December 9, 2014 •
Wild pigs are uprooting unusual new areas of Mount Diablo this year.
Where Poison Oak Thrives, Mount Diablo Concludes A Red October
October 30, 2014 •
The ever unpopular poison oak is the most colorful plant on Mount Diablo this month, especially in certain places swept clean by the 2013 Morgan Fire.