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

This is one of those "do as I say, not as I do" kind of articles. My birding friends will chuckle as I advocate for keeping good field notes on your birding trips, because mine have been, well, non-existent. But I will implore you to keep track, because I realize what a wonderful resource it could have been, if I had kept good notes in the nearly 40 years I've been at this.  Read More

Coastland Contemplations by Michele Oksen

As with succulents, we have the capability to be masters of self-management. If we take in available and appropriate nourishment and learn to avoid wasteful energy expenditures – in other words we dodge situations that deplete us – this is a powerful, yet economical approach to self-care and self-maintenance. Read More

Elfin Forest by Jean Wheeler

This is the best time of the year for blue flowers along our coast. A particular favorite of many flower watchers in the Elfin Forest is called wooly star. Look for its low clumps topped with many lovely blue blossoms along the 15th Street sand trail near the boardwalk.  Bush Lupine Point was named for the lush blue flower spikes surrounding it at this time of year. Moro Blue butterflies flit around the lupines, seeking to lay eggs on these plants which host their caterpillars.  Read More

Healthy Creeks Make Healthy Communities by Zone 9

When living adjacent to a creek, all associated maintenance becomes the responsibility of the property
owner. This includes removal of fallen trees and bank protection. Read More

Marine Sanctuaries by Carol Georgi & Karl Kempton

PG&E's proposed seismic testing is expected to destroy fish stocks for an unknown length of time. The local fishing associations are negotiating for paid mitigation for destruction of the commercial fish stocks. No mitigation is planned for the local communities' losses or for the ocean ecosystem destruction.

As we discuss concerns and risks of the seismic testing, we wonder: Read More

Female Elephant Seals in
Dispute Over Space by Kevin Cole

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