Magnified 200 times, these grains from Point Reyes tell an ancient tale.
Tag: Point Reyes
Fall Issue 2015
On the Fence
The recovery of the nearly extinct Tule Elk has become a dilemma for the park service, ranchers, and environmentalists at Point Reyes.
Summer Issue 2015
The Lost Birds of Point Reyes
As birding became more popular in the 1970s and 1980s, records of the rare sightings accumulated from Point Reyes and other local “vagrant traps,” coastal sites with high concentrations of vagrant birds.
Summer Issue 2015
Rocking Out on Geology at Kehoe Beach
Point Reyes National Seashore. Trail: 2.5 mi, 95 ft elevation gain, out-and-back
Spring Issue 2015
First Person: Environmental Education Award Winner Julia Clothier
Julia Clothier has won Bay Nature’s Environmental Education Local Hero Award for her work as director of the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center at Point Reyes National Seashore.
Wildlife
Orcas Erupt at Point Reyes
A pod of orcas put on a show for visitors off the shore of the Point Reyes Lighthouse this weekend. Check out these photos.
Winter Issue 2014
The Wild Life of a Coastodian: An Interview with Richard James
From the western edge of the continent, Richard James blogs about life and litter at Coastodian.org, takes photos, and dreams up art projects that challenge our view of the world.
History
The Man Who Sees the Trash
Richard James, who keeps the beaches of Point Reyes as litter-free as he can, has an obsessive eye for the discordant note of trash. His life as a park volunteer comes with a lesson: You learn strange things when you pick up after the world.
Ask the Naturalist, Wildlife
Where are all the Western Toads?
I used to have a multitude of western toads on my ranch in Nicasio but I no longer see them. I was wondering what happened to all the toads?
Point Reyes Walkabout
Twenty miles of Point Reyes
Tag along with Jules Evens on two 10 mile hikes as he closes in on hiking every mile of trail at Point Reyes National Seashore in 2012.
