Into the Realm of Awe
There's something about old-growth redwoods. But there's something about second-growth, too.
Botany
John Muir Laws and the Art of Slowing Down, Sitting Still, and Paying Attention
"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."
In the Third Spring After the Morgan Fire, Just Add Water to Mount Diablo for Flowers
With 38 inches of rain at the top of the mountain since last summer, the bloom has been great all over Mount Diablo.
The Native Plants of the Quiroste Valley
Better know some of the common plants of the Amah Mutsun world.
The Livermore Tarweed Lives Happily Ever After
The Livermore tarweed is indistinct, hairy, and smelly. It is also exceedingly rare and in imminent danger.
Mike Vasey: The Magic of Manzanitas
Manzanita expert Mike Vasey wants to share the world of these fascinating shrubs with the public.
Mount Tam Plant Safaris Try to Produce the First Catalogue of All the Mountain’s Plants
Plant safaris aim to produce the first-ever complete catalog of the more than 950 plant species botanists believe grow on 18,000 acres of Mount Tamalpais
Ask the Naturalist: The Secret of the Slender Redwoods
Why are some stands of redwoods so spindly? Marin County Parks naturalist David Herlocker explains this anomaly.
Killer Plant Pathogen Is Widespread at SFPUC’s Alameda County and Peninsula Restoration Sites
Phytophthora tentaculata, a new and particularly pernicious strain of dangerous plant pathogens that has been on a federal watch list, was found throughout one of the SFPUC's restoration sites in central Alameda County.
