They’re long and stringy and they hang from trees in the fog zone …
If the Green Stuff in the California Trees Is Not Spanish Moss, What Is It?
December 18, 2018 •
Fungi
All about mushrooms.
Fall Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
September 30, 2018 •
Illustrator Jane Kim and the California Center for Natural History share six species to watch for this fall.
When a Plant Dies, Where Do the Nutrients in its Cells Go?
May 15, 2018 •
Plants make all other life on Earth possible. But most animals don’t eat dead plants — so how do the nutrients plants create get into the environment when the plant dies?
Stephen Sharnoff Shares the Secrets of the Lichen World
January 1, 2015 •
Nobody knows California’s incredible, diverse lichens like Stephen Sharnoff, author of the new A Field Guide to California Lichens.
How an East Bay Water Agency is Experimenting with Mushrooms to Improve Water Quality
November 6, 2014 •
A pioneering experiment in the East Bay shows how mushrooms can reduce toxins or harmful microbes in the water supply
How Can You Tell a True Turkey Tail from an Imposter?
November 28, 2013 •
Bracket fungi, named for their shelf-like structure, can often be seen fanned out of decaying wood. How can you identify them?
Looking for Lichens in Knowland Park
November 4, 2013 •
Oakland’s Knowland Park boasts unparalleled views of the San Leandro Bay, gnarled coast live oak trees and stands of rare, maritime chaparral. But within this large landscape, one of nature’s smallest communities is flourishing—lichen.
Flying Lichens, Like Old Man’s Beard, Find a Way to Live on Air
October 14, 2013 •
Lichens are not so much a taxonomic category as a way of life; as lichenologist Trevor Goward put it, “Lichens are fungi that have discovered agriculture.”
Planet Fungi
September 27, 2012 •
It may be safely said that there are two kinds of people: those who notice mushrooms and those who don’t. Likewise, there are two kinds of noticers: the appreciative and the appalled. Retired East Bay Regional Park District naturalist Ron … Read more
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Perilous Beauty
January 1, 2009 •
The beauty, and danger, of Amanita mushrooms.