Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things
Australian tube worms are now widespread in brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay.
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Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Enigmatic Clicking Cicada
The crepitating cicada is found in the Western United States.
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...
Naturalist’s Notebook: Meet the Hammerhead Worm
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
Red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks are both common in the Bay Area.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Illustrated Guide to Otter vs. Beaver
How to tell two large aquatic mammals apart?
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Bay Area Housing Shortage for Western Bluebirds
Western bluebirds make use of abandoned woodpecker nest cavities.
Naturalist’s Notebook: When The Bay Erupts With Herring
Naturalist John Muir Laws illustrates the great herring migration in the San Francisco Bay
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Life Cycle of a Caterpillar That Lives in Coyote Scat
What is waste for a coyote is a resource for a moth.
