Bobcat by Cleve Nash

Bobcat by Cleve Nash

Snowy Egrets by Alan Schmierer

Goats and Dogs at Point Buchon
by Jeanie Greensfelder

Peregrine Falcon Image on Banner by Cleve Nash

A Bird's Eye View by Mike Stiles

Do birds matter? This question, posed in a recent edition of Audubon magazine inspired this month's column. A quick internet search with that question returned many other articles and blogs that show that birds do matter to many, many people. It's a shame we even have to ask the question, but allow me to answer too.  Read More

California State Parks

Have you been wanting to get outdoors more and have a fabulous time? These "Adventures With Nature" surely have something perfect for you. Read More

Coastland Contemplations by Michele Oksen

Even if they were chocolate covered, termites in a tree stump don't sound like a tasty treat to you or me, but to a black bear they're worth clawing for. As easily as a two-fisted toddler might tear into a birthday cake, a bear's giant claws scratch off hunks of trunk and dig in. And, that's a good thing. Read More

Elfin Forest by Jean Wheeler

Jerry Kirkhart and Mike Baird will cover the use of all types of digital cameras and iPhones for landscape, macro, and telephoto photography.  They will give tips on solving the problems of light contrast in an oak grove, getting a good close-up of the forest's native flowers and catching birds and butterflies in flight.  Bring your tripod, macro lens, and cell phone, if you have them.  Preferred are digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. If your point-and-shoot camera has a macro setting, please review that function before coming, as they are all different. Also, bring binoculars to identify birds in the Elfin Forest.  Bring water and wear layers in case it is windy.  Read More

Marine Sanctuaries by Carol Georgi & Karl Kempton

Hanalei Bay, Hawaii (HI) and San Luis Bay, California (CA) are popular tourist destinations thousands of miles apart across the Pacific Ocean from each other. The communities bordering these bays could become "sister communities," working together to improve and preserve the health and beauty of their bays by developing coastal health plans and forming marine sanctuaries. Read More

Whale Watch Adventures by Rouvaishyana

May is a month of transition for whale migration and marine life in general. Strong onshore winds produce coastal upwelling, which begins to form coastal fog and phytoplankton blooms. Phytoplankton feeds zooplankton, which feeds small fishes, which in turn provide food for marine birds and marine mammals including whales and dolphins. Read More

 

Be sure and check out "Tales and Images from Traveling the 38th Parallel: An Evening with David and Janet Carle" in San Francisco. Sponsored by the America's Cup Healthy Oceans Project and the Bay Insititue's Aquarium of the Bay. Read More

Female Elephant Seals in
Dispute Over Space by Kevin Cole

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