Mount Sutro’s once-thriving blue gum eucalyptus trees are dying. At the moment, though, there’s no approved environmental impact report for maintenance, and in the absence of major work conditions are deteriorating fast.
The study and science of plants.
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Ghost in the Lupine
Ghost moth caterpillars attack yellow bush lupine. But the plant has an ally to fight back.
EAST BAY: Mount Diablo Fairy Lantern
Spotted and photographed in the Morgan Fire burn area at Viera-North Peak, by David Ogden, May 6.
EAST BAY: Calochortus venustus
Spotted and photographed by David Ogden in Perkins Canyon, Mount Diablo, May 14.
EAST BAY: Triteleia laxa
Spotted and photographed on the Sinawik Trail, Joaquin Miller Park, by Andrew Aldrich, June 1.
Chasing the Fire Followers
Botanist Heath Bartosh, co-founder of Nomad Ecology, gained an early appreciation for the rich botanical wealth of the Golden State.
EAST BAY: Wind poppy
Spotted and photographed on Mount Diablo’s Mary Bowerman Trail by Jane Huber, May 18.
EAST BAY: Bitter root
Spotted and photographed on Mount Diablo’s Mary Bowerman Trail by Jane Huber, May 18.
EAST BAY: Triteleia laxa
Spotted and photographed by David Loeb in Perkins Canyon, Mount Diablo, May 11.
EAST BAY: Delphinium californicum ssp. interius
Spotted and photographed by David Ogden at Mangini Ranch, Concord, May 8.